Graphene saturable absorbers for VECSELs

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

doi:10.1117/12.2039111

Graphene saturable absorbers for VECSELs

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

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Abstract

We report mode-locking of an optically pumped VECSEL using a graphene-based saturable absorber mirror (GSAM). Self-starting and stable modelocked operation is demonstrated with 473 fs pulses at 1.5 GHz repetition rate and 949 nm center wavelength. Wavelength tuning is achieved over a 46 nm bandwidth. We discuss the mirror design, the fabrication of the GSAMs, and give an outlook on further optimization of the design, including dielectric top coatings to protect the graphene and to increase the flexibility in the design.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) IV
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Print)	9780819498793
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2039111
Publication status	Published - 2014 Jan 1
Event	Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) IV - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: 2014 Feb 2 → 2014 Feb 4

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	8966
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

Other

Other	Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) IV
Country	United States
City	San Francisco, CA
Period	14/2/2 → 14/2/4

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Wittwer, V. J., Zaugg, C. A., Sun, Z., Popa, D., Milana, S., Kulmala, T. S., Sundaram, R. S., Mangold, M., Golling, M., Lee, Y., Ahn, J. H., Keller, U., & Ferrari, A. C. (2014). Graphene saturable absorbers for VECSELs. In Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) IV [89660X] (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 8966). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2039111

Wittwer, V. J. ; Zaugg, C. A. ; Sun, Z. ; Popa, D. ; Milana, S. ; Kulmala, T. S. ; Sundaram, R. S. ; Mangold, M. ; Golling, M. ; Lee, Y. ; Ahn, J. H. ; Keller, U. ; Ferrari, A. C. / Graphene saturable absorbers for VECSELs. Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) IV. SPIE, 2014. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering).

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Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) IV. SPIE, 2014. 89660X (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 8966).

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