Hybrid SESAMs for high-repetition rate mode-locked VECSELs

Ricky Gibson; Simon P. Tsaoussis; Joshua Rollag; Catherine Nguyen; David Follman; Garrett D. Cole; Sadhvikas Addamane; Jerome V. Moloney; R. Jason Jones

doi:10.1117/12.2666028

14 March 2023 Hybrid SESAMs for high-repetition rate mode-locked VECSELs

Ricky Gibson, Simon P. Tsaoussis, Joshua Rollag, Catherine Nguyen, David Follman, Garrett D. Cole, Sadhvikas Addamane, Jerome V. Moloney, R. Jason Jones

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Proceedings Volume 12404, Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) XII; 1240407 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2666028
Event: SPIE LASE, 2023, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

A mode-locked VECSEL is reported using a novel hybrid semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) consisting of a semiconductor absorber region bonded to a curved dielectric partial reflector. The hybrid SESAM is realized by direct bonding of the saturable absorber to a commercially available ultrafast output coupler, nominally 99.4% reflectivity and GDD of ≤ |20 fs²| with a radius of curvature of 10 cm. In a linear cavity where the curved output coupler is the hybrid SESAM, a pulse-width of 410 femtoseconds is achieved at a repetition rate of 4.2 GHz for a VECSEL operating at a wavelength of 1030 nm.

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Ricky Gibson, Simon P. Tsaoussis, Joshua Rollag, Catherine Nguyen, David Follman, Garrett D. Cole, Sadhvikas Addamane, Jerome V. Moloney, and R. Jason Jones "Hybrid SESAMs for high-repetition rate mode-locked VECSELs", Proc. SPIE 12404, Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) XII, 1240407 (14 March 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2666028

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