Ultrashort-pulse lasers passively mode locked by quantum-dot-based saturable absorbers

Lagatsky, A. A. and Leburn, C. G. and Brown, C. T. A. and Sibbett, W. and Zolotovskaya, Svetlana and Rafailov, E. U. (2010) Ultrashort-pulse lasers passively mode locked by quantum-dot-based saturable absorbers. Progress in Quantum Electronics, 34 (1). pp. 1-45. ISSN 0079-6727

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Abstract

Some key recent achievements in the development of novel saturable absorbers that are based on semiconductor quantum-dot (QD) structures for the passive mode locking of near-infrared lasers are outlined. These are group IV–VI semiconductor nanoparticles (quantum dots) in glass matrices and self-assembled semiconductor quantum dots (group III–V) grown on semiconductor mirrors (QD-SESAMs). The performance of solid-state (Yb3+, Nd3+ and Cr4+-based), Yb-doped fibre and monolithically integrated semiconductor lasers has been described within the context of ultrashort-pulse generation using these types of QD-based modulators. Particular attention has been paid to the nonlinear parameters of the QD-based saturable absorbers that determine the quality of the mode locking in such laser systems.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Progress in Quantum Electronics
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? mode lockingsolid-state lasersquantum-dotsatomic and molecular physics, and opticsstatistical and nonlinear physicselectronic, optical and magnetic materialselectrical and electronic engineering ??
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76353
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Deposited On:
26 Oct 2015 09:52
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Yes
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Published
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