This paper will review and discuss pico-and femtosecond pulse generation from passively
modelocked vertical–external-cavity surface-emitting semiconductor lasers (VECSELs). We …

We review progress in the development of an unconventional type of semiconductor laser
that has become the focus of much attention in recent years. The vertical-external-cavity …

Surface-emitting semiconductor lasers can make use of external cavities and optical
pumping techniques to achieve a combination of high continuous-wave output power and …

The mid-infrared (MIR) wavelength range of the electromagnetic spectrum offers a number
of applications of growing importance such as photonic sensors for environment, industry or …

Finite element analysis is used to study heat flow in a 2.3-mum semiconductor disk laser (or
vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser) based on GalnAsSb-AlGaAsSb. An intra …

The growth conditions and the operation of a diode-pumped AlGaAsSb/GaInAsSb type-I
quantum-well vertical cavity surface emitting laser emitting near 2.3 μm in an external cavity …

This paper reviewed the development of optically pumped GaSb based semiconductor disk
lasers (SDLs) emission at 2 μm wavelength region from the aspects of wavelength …

The thermal properties of a high-power vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser
(VECSEL) are studied experimentally, focusing on the generation, distribution, and removal …

The performance of a 1040 nm vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser is studied as
function of the size and shape of the pumped area. The input-output characteristics of the …

We report a high-power optically pumped semiconductor vertical external cavity surface
emitting laser operating at 2-μm wavelength. The gain material consisted of 15 GaInSb …