Recent advances in the field of vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Arash Rahimi-Iman; Mahmoud Gaafar; Dalia Al Nakdali; Christoph Möller; Fan Zhang; Matthias Wichmann; Mohammad K. Shakfa; Ksenia A. Fedorova; Wolfgang Stolz; Edik U. Rafailov; Martin Koch

doi:10.1117/12.2079182

Recent advances in the field of vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Arash Rahimi-Iman, Mahmoud Gaafar, Dalia Al Nakdali, Christoph Möller, Fan Zhang, Matthias Wichmann, Mohammad K. Shakfa, Ksenia A. Fedorova, Wolfgang Stolz, Edik U. Rafailov, Martin Koch

Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies (AiPT)

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Abstract

Vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VECSELs) have proved to be versatile lasers which allow for various emission schemes which on the one hand include remarkably high-power multi-mode or single-frequency continuouswave operation, and on the other hand two-color as well as mode-locked emission. Particularly, the combination of semiconductor gain medium and external cavity provides a unique access to high-brightness output, a high beam quality and wavelength flexibility. Moreover, the exploitation of intra-cavity frequency conversion further extends the achievable radiation wavelength, spanning a spectral range from the UV to the THz. In this work, recent advances in the field of VECSELs are summarized and the demonstration of self-mode-locking (SML) VECSELs with sub-ps pulses is highlighted. Thereby, we present studies which were not only performed for a quantum-well-based VECSEL, but also for a quantum-dot VECSEL.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Vertical external cavity surface emitting lasers (VECSELs) V
Editors	Mircea Guina
Place of Publication	Bellingham, WA (US)
Publisher	SPIE
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	978-1-6284-1439-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2079182
Publication status	Published - 4 Mar 2015
Event	Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) V - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: 9 Feb 2015 → 10 Feb 2015

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Name	SPIE proceedings
Publisher	SPIE
Volume	9349
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

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Conference	Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) V
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco, CA
Period	9/02/15 → 10/02/15

Bibliographical note

Arash Rahimi-Iman ; Mahmoud Gaafar ; Dalia Al Nakdali ; Christoph Möller ; Fan Zhang ; Matthias Wichmann ; Mohammad K. Shakfa ; Ksenia A. Fedorova ; Wolfgang Stolz ; Edik U. Rafailov and Martin Koch, "Recent advances in the field of vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasers", Proc. SPIE 9349, Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) V, 934906 (March 4, 2015).

Copyright 2015 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2079182

Keywords

mode-locked lasers
self-mode-locking
Semiconductor disk lasers
vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser

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Recent advances in the field of vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasers
Arash Rahimi-Iman ; Mahmoud Gaafar ; Dalia Al Nakdali ; Christoph Möller ; Fan Zhang ; Matthias Wichmann ; Mohammad K. Shakfa ; Ksenia A. Fedorova ; Wolfgang Stolz ; Edik U. Rafailov and Martin Koch, "Recent advances in the field of vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasers", Proc. SPIE 9349, Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) V, 934906 (March 4, 2015). Copyright 2015 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2079182
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Rahimi-Iman, A., Gaafar, M., Al Nakdali, D., Möller, C., Zhang, F., Wichmann, M., Shakfa, M. K., Fedorova, K. A., Stolz, W., Rafailov, E. U., & Koch, M. (2015). Recent advances in the field of vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasers. In M. Guina (Ed.), Vertical external cavity surface emitting lasers (VECSELs) V Article 934906 (SPIE proceedings; Vol. 9349). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2079182

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Vertical external cavity surface emitting lasers (VECSELs) V. ed. / Mircea Guina. Bellingham, WA (US): SPIE, 2015. 934906 (SPIE proceedings; Vol. 9349).

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