Cryogenic operation and room temperature application of an optically-pumped surface-emitting semiconductor laser

This thesis reports how the performance of a Vertical-External-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VECSEL) can be significantly improved by cooling the active region to cryogenic temperatures. Also presented is the development of a room temperature, stable, high power, wavelength-tuneable, mode locked VE...

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Main Author: Morris, Oliver
Other Authors: Tropper, Anne
Published: University of Southampton 2014
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.628753