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Femtosecond VECSEL with tunable multi-gigahertz repetition rateOliver D. Sieber, Valentin J. Wittwer, Mario Mangold, Martin Hoffmann, Matthias Golling, Thomas Südmeyer, and Ursula Keller »View Author Affiliations
Oliver D. Sieber,*
Valentin J. Wittwer,
Mario Mangold,
Martin Hoffmann,
Matthias Golling,
Thomas Südmeyer,
and Ursula Keller
Department of Physics, Institute for Quantum Electronics, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 16, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland *Corresponding author: siebero@phys.ethz.ch |
Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 23, pp. 23538-23543 (2011)
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Abstract
We present a femtosecond vertical external cavity surface emitting laser (VECSEL) that is continuously tunable in repetition rate from 6.5 GHz up to 11.3 GHz. The use of a low-saturation fluence semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) enables stable cw modelocking with a simple cavity design, for which the laser mode area on SESAM and VECSEL are similar and do not significantly change for a variation in cavity length. Without any realignment of the cavity for the full tuning range, the pulse duration remained nearly constant around 625 fs with less than 3.5% standard deviation. The center wavelength only changed ±0.2 nm around 963.8 nm, while the output power was 169 mW with less than 6% standard deviation. Such a tunable repetition rate is interesting for various metrology applications such as optical sampling by laser cavity tuning (OSCAT).
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OCIS Codes
(120.0120) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology
(140.4050) Lasers and laser optics : Mode-locked lasers
(320.7100) Ultrafast optics : Ultrafast measurements
(140.7260) Lasers and laser optics : Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
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Lasers and Laser Optics
History
Original Manuscript: August 31, 2011
Revised Manuscript: October 21, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: October 21, 2011
Published: November 3, 2011
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Oliver D. Sieber, Valentin J. Wittwer, Mario Mangold, Martin Hoffmann, Matthias Golling, Thomas Südmeyer, and Ursula Keller, "Femtosecond VECSEL with tunable multi-gigahertz repetition rate," Opt. Express 19, 23538-23543 (2011)
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Apostolopoulos, V.
Aschwanden, A.
Asom, M. T.
Aus der Au, J.
Barbarin, Y.
Beere, H. E.
Bellancourt, A. R.
Bellancourt, A.-R.
Boyd, G. D.
Braun, B.
Chiu, T. H.
Ebling, D.
Elsmere, S. P.
Erny, C.
Farrer, I.
Ferguson, J. F.
Fluck, R.
Gini, E.
Golling, M.
Grange, R.
Griebner, U.
Haiml, M.
Hakimi, F.
Häring, R.
Hochrein, T.
Hoffmann, M.
Holzwarth, R.
Hönninger, C.
Iwaniuk, D.
Jung, I. D.
Kärtner, F. X.
Keller, U.
Klopp, P.
Koch, M.
Kopf, D.
Krainer, L.
Krestnikov, I. L.
Krumbholz, N.
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Liverini, V.
Livshits, D. A.
Lorenser, D.
Maas, D. J. H. C.
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Mihoubi, Z.
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Pallmann, W. P.
Paschotta, R.
Quarterman, A. H.
Ritchie, D. A.
Rudin, B.
Schon, S.
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Sprague, R.
Spühler, G. J.
Sudmeyer, T.
Südmeyer, T.
Tropper, A.
Tropper, A. C.
Unold, H. J.
Weingarten, K. J.
Weyers, M.
Wilcox, K. G.
Wilk, R.
Wittwer, V. J.
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- V. J. Wittwer, C. A. Zaugg, W. P. Pallmann, A. E. H. Oehler, B. Rudin, M. Hoffmann, M. Golling, Y. Barbarin, T. Sudmeyer, and U. Keller, “Timing Jitter Characterization of a Free-Running SESAM Mode-locked VECSEL,” IEEE Photonics J.3(4), 658–664 (2011). [CrossRef]
- B. Rudin, V. J. Wittwer, D. J. H. C. Maas, M. Hoffmann, O. D. Sieber, Y. Barbarin, M. Golling, T. Südmeyer, and U. Keller, “High-power MIXSEL: an integrated ultrafast semiconductor laser with 6.4 W average power,” Opt. Express18(26), 27582–27588 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- D. J. H. C. Maas, A. R. Bellancourt, M. Hoffmann, B. Rudin, Y. Barbarin, M. Golling, T. Südmeyer, and U. Keller, “Growth parameter optimization for fast quantum dot SESAMs,” Opt. Express16(23), 18646–18656 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- K. G. Wilcox, A. H. Quarterman, H. E. Beere, D. A. Ritchie, and A. C. Tropper, “Variable repetition frequency femtosecond-pulse surface emitting semiconductor laser,” Appl. Phys. Lett.99(13), 131107 (2011). [CrossRef]
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- D. J. H. C. Maas, B. Rudin, A.-R. Bellancourt, D. Iwaniuk, S. V. Marchese, T. Südmeyer, and U. Keller, “High precision optical characterization of semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors,” Opt. Express16(10), 7571–7579 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- D. J. H. C. Maas, A.-R. Bellancourt, B. Rudin, M. Golling, H. J. Unold, T. Südmeyer, and U. Keller, “Vertical integration of ultrafast semiconductor lasers,” Appl. Phys. B88(4), 493–497 (2007). [CrossRef]
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- U. Keller, K. J. Weingarten, F. X. Kärtner, D. Kopf, B. Braun, I. D. Jung, R. Fluck, C. Hönninger, N. Matuschek, and J. Aus der Au, “Semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAMs) for femtosecond to nanosecond pulse generation in solid-state lasers,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron.2(3), 435–453 (1996). [CrossRef]
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- A. H. Quarterman, K. G. Wilcox, S. P. Elsmere, Z. Mihoubi, and A. C. Tropper, “Active stabilisation and timing jitter characterisation of sub-500 fs pulse passively modelocked VECSEL,” Electron. Lett.44(19), 1135–1137 (2008). [CrossRef]
- C. Erny, G. J. Spühler, L. Krainer, R. Paschotta, K. J. Weingarten, and U. Keller, “Simple repetition rate tunable picosecond pulse-generating 10 GHz laser,” Electron. Lett.40(14), 877–878 (2004). [CrossRef]
- A. H. Quarterman, K. G. Wilcox, V. Apostolopoulos, Z. Mihoubi, S. P. Elsmere, I. Farrer, D. A. Ritchie, and A. Tropper, “A passively mode-locked external-cavity semiconductor laser emitting 60-fs pulses,” Nat. Photonics3(12), 729–731 (2009). [CrossRef]
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- A. Aschwanden, D. Lorenser, H. J. Unold, R. Paschotta, E. Gini, and U. Keller, “2.1-W picosecond passively mode-locked external-cavity semiconductor laser,” Opt. Lett.30(3), 272–274 (2005). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- R. Häring, R. Paschotta, A. Aschwanden, E. Gini, F. Morier-Genoud, and U. Keller, “High–power passively mode–locked semiconductor lasers,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron.38(9), 1268–1275 (2002). [CrossRef]
- V. J. Wittwer, C. A. Zaugg, W. P. Pallmann, A. E. H. Oehler, B. Rudin, M. Hoffmann, M. Golling, Y. Barbarin, T. Sudmeyer, and U. Keller, “Timing Jitter Characterization of a Free-Running SESAM Mode-locked VECSEL,” IEEE Photonics J.3(4), 658–664 (2011). [CrossRef]
- M. Hoffmann, O. D. Sieber, D. J. H. C. Maas, V. J. Wittwer, M. Golling, T. Südmeyer, and U. Keller, “Experimental verification of soliton-like pulse-shaping mechanisms in passively mode-locked VECSELs,” Opt. Express18(10), 10143–10153 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- B. Rudin, V. J. Wittwer, D. J. H. C. Maas, M. Hoffmann, O. D. Sieber, Y. Barbarin, M. Golling, T. Südmeyer, and U. Keller, “High-power MIXSEL: an integrated ultrafast semiconductor laser with 6.4 W average power,” Opt. Express18(26), 27582–27588 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- A.-R. Bellancourt, D. J. H. C. Maas, B. Rudin, M. Golling, T. Südmeyer, and U. Keller, “Modelocked Integrated External-Cavity Surface Emitting Laser,” IET Optoelectronics3(2), 61–72 (2009). [CrossRef]
- D. J. H. C. Maas, A. R. Bellancourt, M. Hoffmann, B. Rudin, Y. Barbarin, M. Golling, T. Südmeyer, and U. Keller, “Growth parameter optimization for fast quantum dot SESAMs,” Opt. Express16(23), 18646–18656 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- D. J. H. C. Maas, A.-R. Bellancourt, B. Rudin, M. Golling, H. J. Unold, T. Südmeyer, and U. Keller, “Vertical integration of ultrafast semiconductor lasers,” Appl. Phys. B88(4), 493–497 (2007). [CrossRef]
- G. J. Spühler, K. J. Weingarten, R. Grange, L. Krainer, M. Haiml, V. Liverini, M. Golling, S. Schon, and U. Keller, “Semiconductor saturable absorber mirror structures with low saturation fluence,” Appl. Phys. B81(1), 27–32 (2005). [CrossRef]
- G. J. Spühler, K. J. Weingarten, R. Grange, L. Krainer, M. Haiml, V. Liverini, M. Golling, S. Schon, and U. Keller, “Semiconductor saturable absorber mirror structures with low saturation fluence,” Appl. Phys. B81(1), 27–32 (2005). [CrossRef]
- M. Haiml, R. Grange, and U. Keller, “Optical characterization of semiconductor saturable absorbers,” Appl. Phys. B79(3), 331–339 (2004). [CrossRef]
- P. Klopp, U. Griebner, M. Zorn, and M. Weyers, “Pulse repetition rate up to 92 GHz or pulse duration shorter than 110 fs from a mode-locked semiconductor disk laser,” Appl. Phys. Lett.98(7), 071103 (2011). [CrossRef]
- G. J. Spühler, K. J. Weingarten, R. Grange, L. Krainer, M. Haiml, V. Liverini, M. Golling, S. Schon, and U. Keller, “Semiconductor saturable absorber mirror structures with low saturation fluence,” Appl. Phys. B81(1), 27–32 (2005). [CrossRef]
- M. Haiml, R. Grange, and U. Keller, “Optical characterization of semiconductor saturable absorbers,” Appl. Phys. B79(3), 331–339 (2004). [CrossRef]
- M. Kuznetsov, F. Hakimi, R. Sprague, and A. Mooradian, “High-Power (>0.5-W CW) Diode-Pumped Vertical-External-Cavity Surface-Emitting Semiconductor Lasers with Circular TEM00 Beams,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett.9(8), 1063–1065 (1997). [CrossRef]
- R. Häring, R. Paschotta, A. Aschwanden, E. Gini, F. Morier-Genoud, and U. Keller, “High–power passively mode–locked semiconductor lasers,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron.38(9), 1268–1275 (2002). [CrossRef]
- V. J. Wittwer, C. A. Zaugg, W. P. Pallmann, A. E. H. Oehler, B. Rudin, M. Hoffmann, M. Golling, Y. Barbarin, T. Sudmeyer, and U. Keller, “Timing Jitter Characterization of a Free-Running SESAM Mode-locked VECSEL,” IEEE Photonics J.3(4), 658–664 (2011). [CrossRef]
- M. Hoffmann, O. D. Sieber, V. J. Wittwer, I. L. Krestnikov, D. A. Livshits, Y. Barbarin, T. Südmeyer, and U. Keller, “Femtosecond high-power quantum dot vertical external cavity surface emitting laser,” Opt. Express19(9), 8108–8116 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- M. Hoffmann, O. D. Sieber, D. J. H. C. Maas, V. J. Wittwer, M. Golling, T. Südmeyer, and U. Keller, “Experimental verification of soliton-like pulse-shaping mechanisms in passively mode-locked VECSELs,” Opt. Express18(10), 10143–10153 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- B. Rudin, V. J. Wittwer, D. J. H. C. Maas, M. Hoffmann, O. D. Sieber, Y. Barbarin, M. Golling, T. Südmeyer, and U. Keller, “High-power MIXSEL: an integrated ultrafast semiconductor laser with 6.4 W average power,” Opt. Express18(26), 27582–27588 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- D. J. H. C. Maas, A. R. Bellancourt, M. Hoffmann, B. Rudin, Y. Barbarin, M. Golling, T. Südmeyer, and U. Keller, “Growth parameter optimization for fast quantum dot SESAMs,” Opt. Express16(23), 18646–18656 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- U. Keller, K. J. Weingarten, F. X. Kärtner, D. Kopf, B. Braun, I. D. Jung, R. Fluck, C. Hönninger, N. Matuschek, and J. Aus der Au, “Semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAMs) for femtosecond to nanosecond pulse generation in solid-state lasers,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron.2(3), 435–453 (1996). [CrossRef]
- U. Keller, K. J. Weingarten, F. X. Kärtner, D. Kopf, B. Braun, I. D. Jung, R. Fluck, C. Hönninger, N. Matuschek, and J. Aus der Au, “Semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAMs) for femtosecond to nanosecond pulse generation in solid-state lasers,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron.2(3), 435–453 (1996). [CrossRef]
- U. Keller, K. J. Weingarten, F. X. Kärtner, D. Kopf, B. Braun, I. D. Jung, R. Fluck, C. Hönninger, N. Matuschek, and J. Aus der Au, “Semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAMs) for femtosecond to nanosecond pulse generation in solid-state lasers,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron.2(3), 435–453 (1996). [CrossRef]
- V. J. Wittwer, C. A. Zaugg, W. P. Pallmann, A. E. H. Oehler, B. Rudin, M. Hoffmann, M. Golling, Y. Barbarin, T. Sudmeyer, and U. Keller, “Timing Jitter Characterization of a Free-Running SESAM Mode-locked VECSEL,” IEEE Photonics J.3(4), 658–664 (2011). [CrossRef]
- M. Hoffmann, O. D. Sieber, V. J. Wittwer, I. L. Krestnikov, D. A. Livshits, Y. Barbarin, T. Südmeyer, and U. Keller, “Femtosecond high-power quantum dot vertical external cavity surface emitting laser,” Opt. Express19(9), 8108–8116 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- M. Hoffmann, O. D. Sieber, D. J. H. C. Maas, V. J. Wittwer, M. Golling, T. Südmeyer, and U. Keller, “Experimental verification of soliton-like pulse-shaping mechanisms in passively mode-locked VECSELs,” Opt. Express18(10), 10143–10153 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- U. Keller, “Ultrafast solid-state laser oscillators: a success story for the last 20 years with no end in sight,” Appl. Phys. B100(1), 15–28 (2010). [CrossRef]
- B. Rudin, V. J. Wittwer, D. J. H. C. Maas, M. Hoffmann, O. D. Sieber, Y. Barbarin, M. Golling, T. Südmeyer, and U. Keller, “High-power MIXSEL: an integrated ultrafast semiconductor laser with 6.4 W average power,” Opt. Express18(26), 27582–27588 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
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