Abstract
Mode-locked semiconductor laser diodes are excellent for generating, e.g., solitons and blue light by second-harmonic generation in bulk crystals. However, until recently, the output pulse energy has been limited by the low saturation energy (about 1 pJ) of single lateral-mode semiconductor amplifiers. By using flared semiconductor laser-diode amplifiers, the saturation energy, and thereby the output power can be increased by two orders of magnitude [1],[2].
© 1996 Optical Society of America
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