Broadband semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors in the 1.55-mum wavelength range for pulse generation in fiber lasers

Broadband low-loss semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAMs) in the 1.55-mum wavelength range were monolithically grown by solid source molecular beam epitaxy using a Burstein-Moss blue-shifted Ga(0.47)In(0.53)As-InP distributed Bragg reflector. Absorbers with fast and slow temporal response...

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Published in:IEEE journal of quantum electronics 2002-04, Vol.38 (4), p.369-374
Main Authors: Xiang, Ning, Guina, M D, Vainionpaa, A-M, Lyytikainen, J, Suomalainen, S, Saarinen, M J, Okhotnikov, O, Sajavaara, T, Keinonen, J
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Language:English
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Summary:Broadband low-loss semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAMs) in the 1.55-mum wavelength range were monolithically grown by solid source molecular beam epitaxy using a Burstein-Moss blue-shifted Ga(0.47)In(0.53)As-InP distributed Bragg reflector. Absorbers with fast and slow temporal responses were used to start up and to stabilize a stretched pulse mode-locked fiber laser. Reliable operation at a fundamental repetition rate was obtained without multiple pulse break-up with pulse energy of over 250 pJ
ISSN:0018-9197
DOI:10.1109/3.992550