Abstract
A time-domain simulator for Vertical External Cavity Semiconductor Lasers (VECSEL) is described in detail. The core of the model employs a digital filter method to model the optical properties of the active mirror over a wide range of frequencies, temperatures, and carrier densities. The method is also applicable without modifications to the time-domain simulation of semiconductor saturable mirrors (SESAM). As an illustration, ultrashort pulse generation is simulated in two kinds of devices: in a synchronously pumped VECSEL and in a laser passively mode-locked by SESAM.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 588-596 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2007 |
Keywords
- Disk lasers
- Modeling
- SESAM
- Surface-emitting lasers
- Vertical external cavity semiconductor lasers
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering