Optically pumped VECSELs: review of technology and progress

M Guina, A Rantamäki… - Journal of Physics D …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VECSELs) are the most versatile laser
sources, combining unique features such as wide spectral coverage, ultrashort pulse …

Ultrafast spin-lasers

M Lindemann, G Xu, T Pusch, R Michalzik… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Lasers have both ubiquitous applications and roles as model systems in which non-
equilibrium and cooperative phenomena can be elucidated. The introduction of novel …

Dual-comb modelocked laser

SM Link, A Klenner, M Mangold, CA Zaugg… - Optics …, 2015 - opg.optica.org
In this paper we present the first semiconductor disk laser (SDL) emitting simultaneously two
collinearly overlapping cross-polarized gigahertz modelocked pulse trains with different …

Dual-comb modelocked lasers: semiconductor saturable absorber mirror decouples noise stabilization

SM Link, A Klenner, U Keller - Optics Express, 2016 - opg.optica.org
In this paper we present the stabilization of the pulse repetition rate of dual-comb lasers
using an intracavity semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) for passive …

Low-noise dual-frequency laser for compact Cs atomic clocks

P Dumont, F Camargo, JM Danet… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2014 - opg.optica.org
We report the dual-frequency and dual-polarization emission of an optically-pumped vertical
external-cavity semiconductor laser. Our laser source provides a high-purity optically-carried …

Coherent continuous-wave dual-frequency high-Q external-cavity semiconductor laser for GHz–THz applications

R Paquet, S Blin, M Myara, LL Gratiet, M Sellahi… - Optics letters, 2016 - opg.optica.org
We report a continuous-wave highly-coherent and tunable dual-frequency laser emitting at
two frequencies separated by 30 GHz to 3 THz, based on compact III–V diode-pumped …

Measurement of the coupling constant in a two-frequency VECSEL

V Pal, P Trofimoff, BX Miranda, G Baili, M Alouini… - Optics express, 2010 - opg.optica.org
We measure the coupling constant between the two perpendicularly polarized eigenstates
of a two-frequency Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VECSEL). This …

Eigenmodes of spin vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with local linear birefringence and gain dichroism

T Fördös, H Jaffrès, K Postava, MS Seghilani… - Physical Review A, 2017 - APS
We present a general method for the modeling of semiconductor lasers such as a vertical-
cavity surface-emitting laser and a vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser containing …

Depolarization remote sensing by orthogonality breaking

J Fade, M Alouini - Physical review letters, 2012 - APS
A new concept devoted to sensing the depolarization strength of materials from a single
measurement is proposed and successfully validated on a variety of samples. It relies on the …

Bi-frequency operation in a membrane external-cavity surface-emitting laser

J Daykin, JRC Woods, R Bek, M Jetter, P Michler… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
We report on the achievement of continuous wave bi-frequency operation in a membrane
external-cavity surface-emitting laser (MECSEL), which is optically pumped with up to 4 W of …