title: Mode locking of a broad-area semiconductor laser with a multiple-quantum-well saturable absorber.
abstract: Hybrid mode locking of a broad-area semiconductor laser with a multiple-quantum-well saturable absorber in an external cavity is demonstrated. A novel method for mode control of the broad-area laser output, based on patterning of the multiple quantum well absorber into a microdot mirror structure, is presented. Pulses as short as 15 ps, at a repetition rate of 593 MHz, with an average power of 9 mW and a peak power of 1 W have been achieved.
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Kintzer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramaswamy
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Asom