Self-mode-locked quantum-dot vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser

Opt Lett. 2014 Aug 1;39(15):4623-6. doi: 10.1364/OL.39.004623.

Abstract

We present the first self-mode-locked optically pumped quantum-dot semiconductor disk laser. Our mode-locked device emits sub-picosecond pulses at a wavelength of 1040 nm and features a record peak power of 460 W at a repetition rate of 1.5 GHz. In this work, we also investigate the temperature dependence of the pulse duration as well as the time-bandwidth product for stable mode locking.