Coherent spectral broadening and compression of the output of a mode-locked VECSEL

E. A. Shaw; A. H. Quarterman; L. E. Hooper; P. J. Mosley; K. G. Wilcox

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4 March 2015 Coherent spectral broadening and compression of the output of a mode-locked VECSEL

E. A. Shaw, A. H. Quarterman, L. E. Hooper, P. J. Mosley, K. G. Wilcox

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Proceedings Volume 9349, Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) V; 93490R (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2078735
Event: SPIE LASE, 2015, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

We report our recent advances on using coherent spectral broadening in normal dispersion photonic crystal fiber, followed by subsequent compression using a high efficiency transmission grating compressor to reduce the pulse duration of the pulse train generated by our mode-locked VECSELs from 400 fs, to close to 100 fs, where coherent supercontinuum generation becomes feasible. Using this approach we have, to date, generated pulses of duration 160 fs, and achieved average powers of > 0.5 W from the compressed output.

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E. A. Shaw, A. H. Quarterman, L. E. Hooper, P. J. Mosley, and K. G. Wilcox "Coherent spectral broadening and compression of the output of a mode-locked VECSEL", Proc. SPIE 9349, Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) V, 93490R (4 March 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2078735

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