Soliton-like pulse shaping mechanism in passively mode-locked surface-emitting semiconductor lasers

R. Paschotta , R. Häring , A. Garnache (1) , S. Hoogland , A.C. Tropper , U. Keller

1 CEM2 - Centre d'Electronique et de Micro-optoélectronique de Montpellier

We describe a mechanism to generate bandwidth-limited pulses in passively mode-locked high-power external-cavity surface-emitting semiconductor lasers (VECSELs). It involves a soliton-like interplay of nonlinear phase changes with the cavity dispersion.

Domaines: Electronique

R. Paschotta, R. Häring, A. Garnache, S. Hoogland, A.C. Tropper, et al.. Soliton-like pulse shaping mechanism in passively mode-locked surface-emitting semiconductor lasers. Applied Physics B - Laser and Optics, 2002, B 75, pp.1-7. ⟨10.1007/s00340-002-1014-5⟩. ⟨hal-00327072⟩