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Novel AlGaAs/CaF2 SESAM Device for Ultrashort Pulse Generation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

Silke Schön ,
Lukas Gallmann ,
Markus Haiml  and
Ursula Keller
Silke Schön
Affiliation:
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Physics Department / Institute of Quantum Electronics ETH Zurich Hoenggerberg - HPT, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Lukas Gallmann
Affiliation:
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Physics Department / Institute of Quantum Electronics ETH Zurich Hoenggerberg - HPT, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Markus Haiml
Affiliation:
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Physics Department / Institute of Quantum Electronics ETH Zurich Hoenggerberg - HPT, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Ursula Keller
Affiliation:
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Physics Department / Institute of Quantum Electronics ETH Zurich Hoenggerberg - HPT, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Abstract

A novel ultrabroadband AlGaAs/CaF2 semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) covering nearly the entire Ti:sapphire gain spectrum is demonstrated. This device supports sub-10-fs pulse operation of a laser. In contrast to previous SESAMs of comparable bandwidth, our device can be monolithically grown by molecular beam epitaxy and requires no post-growth processing. GaAs is used as semiconductor saturable absorber material. The high defect concentration of the material is due to the lattice-mismatched growth on a fluoride surface with (111) orientation. With a time response of 1.2 ps for carrier trapping, a saturation fluence of 36 μJ/cm2 and a modulation depth of up to 2.2% , the GaAs saturable absorber is well-suited for all-optical switching in SESAM devices used for ultrashort pulse generation.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 692: Symposium H – Progress in Semiconductor Materials for Optoelectronic Applications , 2001 , H7.7.1
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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