Multi-angle VECSEL cavities for dispersion control and multi-color operation

Caleb Baker; Maik Scheller; Alexandre Laurain; Hwang Jye Yang; Antje Ruiz Perez; Wolfgang Stolz; Sadhvikas J. Addamane; Ganesh Balakrishnan; R. Jason Jones; Jerome V. Moloney

doi:10.1117/12.2250579

Multi-angle VECSEL cavities for dispersion control and multi-color operation

Caleb Baker, Maik Scheller, Alexandre Laurain, Hwang Jye Yang, Antje Ruiz Perez, Wolfgang Stolz, Sadhvikas J. Addamane, Ganesh Balakrishnan, R. Jason Jones, Jerome V. Moloney

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Abstract

We present a novel Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VECSEL) cavity design which makes use of multiple interactions with the gain region under different angles of incidence in a single round trip. This design allows for optimization of the net, round-trip Group Delay Dispersion (GDD) by shifting the GDD of the gain via cavity fold angle while still maintaining the high gain of resonant structures. The effectiveness of this scheme is demonstrated with femtosecond-regime pulses from a resonant structure and record pulse energies for the VECSEL gain medium. In addition, we show that the interference pattern of the intracavity mode within the active region, resulting from the double-angle multifold, is advantageous for operating the laser in CW on multiple wavelengths simultaneously. Power, noise, and mode competition characterization is presented.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) VII
Editors	Michael Jetter
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510606159
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2250579
State	Published - 2017
Event	Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) VII 2017 - San Francisco, United States Duration: Jan 30 2017 → Jan 31 2017

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	10087
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

Other

Other	Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) VII 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco
Period	1/30/17 → 1/31/17

Keywords

2-color
F-cavity
Ultrafast
VECSEL

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Baker, C., Scheller, M., Laurain, A., Yang, H. J., Perez, A. R., Stolz, W., Addamane, S. J., Balakrishnan, G., Jones, R. J., & Moloney, J. V. (2017). Multi-angle VECSEL cavities for dispersion control and multi-color operation. In M. Jetter (Ed.), Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) VII Article 100870B (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10087). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2250579

Multi-angle VECSEL cavities for dispersion control and multi-color operation. / Baker, Caleb; Scheller, Maik; Laurain, Alexandre et al.
Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) VII. ed. / Michael Jetter. SPIE, 2017. 100870B (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10087).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Baker, C, Scheller, M, Laurain, A, Yang, HJ, Perez, AR, Stolz, W, Addamane, SJ, Balakrishnan, G, Jones, RJ & Moloney, JV 2017, Multi-angle VECSEL cavities for dispersion control and multi-color operation. in M Jetter (ed.), Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) VII., 100870B, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 10087, SPIE, Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) VII 2017, San Francisco, United States, 1/30/17. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2250579

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