Passively modelocked VECSEL using a single-layer graphene saturable absorber mirror

C. A. Zaugg; Z. Sun; D. Popa; S. Milana; T. Kulmala; R. S. Sundaram; V. J. Wittwer; M. Mangold; M. Golling; Y. Lee; J. H. Ahn; A. C. Ferrari; U. Keller

doi:10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6800707

Passively modelocked VECSEL using a single-layer graphene saturable absorber mirror

C. A. Zaugg, Z. Sun, D. Popa, S. Milana, T. Kulmala, R. S. Sundaram, V. J. Wittwer, M. Mangold, M. Golling, Y. Lee, J. H. Ahn, A. C. Ferrari, U. Keller

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Optically pumped ultrafast vertical external cavity surface emitting lasers (VECSELs), also referred to as semiconductor disk lasers (SDLs), are very attractive sources for ps- and fs-pulses in the near infrared [1]. So far VECSELs have been passively modelocked with semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAMs, [2]). Graphene has emerged as a promising saturable absorber (SA) for a variety of applications [3-5], since it offers an almost unlimited bandwidth and a fast recovery time [3-5]. A number of different laser types and gain materials have been modelocked with graphene SAs [3-4], including fiber [5] and solid-state bulk lasers [6-7]. Ultrafast VECSELs are based on a high-Q cavity, which requires very low-loss SAs compared to other lasers (e.g., fiber lasers). Here we develop a single-layer graphene saturable absorber mirror (GSAM) and use it to passively modelock a VECSEL.

Original language	English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6800707
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	2013 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and International Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-IQEC 2013 - Munich, Germany Duration: 2013 May 12 → 2013 May 16

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Other	2013 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and International Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-IQEC 2013
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Munich
Period	13/5/12 → 13/5/16

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Zaugg, C. A., Sun, Z., Popa, D., Milana, S., Kulmala, T., Sundaram, R. S., Wittwer, V. J., Mangold, M., Golling, M., Lee, Y., Ahn, J. H., Ferrari, A. C., & Keller, U. (2013). Passively modelocked VECSEL using a single-layer graphene saturable absorber mirror. Paper presented at 2013 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and International Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-IQEC 2013, Munich, Germany. https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6800707

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