Mode-locking ultrafast solid-state lasers with saturable Bragg reflectors
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In this article, a low-loss mode-locking device consisting of a single quantum well which acts as a saturable absorber incorporated into a high-reflectivity Bragg mirror was proposed.Abstract:
We discuss mode-locking of low-gain solid-state lasers using a semiconductor saturable Bragg reflector structure. This recently developed low-loss mode-locking device consists of a single quantum well which acts as a saturable absorber incorporated into a high-reflectivity Bragg mirror. Highly stable mode-locking in solid-state lasers results from an ultrafast transient reflectivity in the device that is caused by saturation of the excitonic absorption in near-resonant conditions.read more
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