Intracavity Loss and Dispersion Managed Mode-Locked Diode Laser
J.C. Balzer1, B. Döpke1, R.H. Pilny1, C. Brenner1, A. Klehr2, G. Erbert2, G. Tränkle2, M.R. Hofmann1
Published in:
Conf. on Laser and Electro-Optics (CLEO 2015), San Jose, USA, May 10-15, paper SM3F.1 (2015).
Abstract:
We present a self-optimizing diode laser, which generates 216 fs Fourier-limited pulses after external pulse compression. This is achieved by a closed-loop learning concept that optimizes the intracavity spectral phase and amplitude.
1 Lehrstuhl für Photonik und THz-Technologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
2 Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik, Gustav-Kirchhoff-Straße 4, 12489 Berlin, Germany
OCIS codes:
(140.2020) Diode lasers; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers; (320.5540) Pulse shaping; (320.7090) Ultrafast lasers.
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