Recent advances in ultrafast semiconductor disk lasers

Bauke W Tilma; Mario Mangold; Christian A Zaugg; Sandro M Link; Dominik Waldburger; Alexander Klenner; Aline S Mayer; Emilio Gini; Matthias Golling; Ursula Keller

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- Recent advances in ultrafast semiconductor disk lasers
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 4, Issue 3, (2015)
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  1.Department of Physics, Institute for Quantum Electronics, ETH Zürich, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
  2.FIRST Center for Micro- and Nanoscience, ETH Zürich, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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  B W Tilma, Email: b.tilma@phys.ethz.ch
  U Keller, Email: keller@phys.ethz.ch
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- DOI：10.1038/lsa.2015.83
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- Published：2015-09，
  
  Published Online：31 March 2015，
  
  Received：23 December 2014，
  
  Revised：24 March 2015，
  
  Accepted：30 March 2015
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Tilma, B. W. et al. Recent advances in ultrafast semiconductor disk lasers. Light: Science & Applications, 4, e310 (2015).
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Tilma, B. W. et al. Recent advances in ultrafast semiconductor disk lasers. Light: Science & Applications, 4, e310 (2015). DOI： 10.1038/lsa.2015.83.

摘要

Abstract

The performance of ultrafast semiconductor disk lasers has rapidly advanced in recent decades. The strong interest from industry for inexpensive

compact

and reliable ultrafast laser sources in the picosecond and femtosecond domains has driven this technology toward commercial products. Frequency metrology and biomedical applications would benefit from sub-200-femtosecond pulse durations with peak powers in the kilowatt range. The aim of this review is to briefly describe the market potential and give an overview of the current status of mode-locked semiconductor disk lasers. Particular focus is placed on the ongoing efforts to achieve shorter pulses with higher peak powers.

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lasersmodelocked laserssemiconductor lasersultrafast lasersvertical emitting lasers

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