Stark-induced contribution to mode locking in cw solid state lasers with semiconductor saturable absorber

Vladimir L. Kalashnikov; D. O. Krimer; Igor G. Poloyko; Victor P. Mikhailov

doi:10.1117/12.334819

30 December 1998 Stark-induced contribution to mode locking in cw solid state lasers with semiconductor saturable absorber

Vladimir L. Kalashnikov, D. O. Krimer, Igor G. Poloyko, Victor P. Mikhailov

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Proceedings Volume 3683, Laser Optics '98: Superstrong Laser Fields and Applications; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.334819
Event: Laser Optics '98, 1998, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Abstract

It is shown that the fast saturable absorber effect due to the Stark shift of the excitonic resonance in the quantum- confined semiconductor can contribute to ultra-short pulse formation and stabilize the pulses with extremely short duration at the below band-gap excitation, i.e. in the presence of the Stokes mismatch between gain band center and excitonic line. This mechanisms is strong enough to provide self-starting over the full region of the cavity stability.

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Vladimir L. Kalashnikov, D. O. Krimer, Igor G. Poloyko, and Victor P. Mikhailov "Stark-induced contribution to mode locking in cw solid state lasers with semiconductor saturable absorber", Proc. SPIE 3683, Laser Optics '98: Superstrong Laser Fields and Applications, (30 December 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.334819

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