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Low threshold electrically pumped quantum dot-micropillar lasers. Appl. Phys. Lett. 93(6),
061104 (2008)
61. Z.G. Xie, S. Götzinger, W. Fang, H. Cao, G.S. Solomon, Influence of a single quantum dot
state on the characteristics of a microdisk laser. Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 117401 (2007)
62. D. Al Nakdali, M.K. Shakfa, M. Gaafar, M. Butkus, K.A. Fedorova, M. Zulonas, M. Wichmann, F. Zhang, B. Heinen, A. Rahimi-Iman, W. Stolz, E.U. Rafailov, M. Koch, High-power
quantum-dot vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser exceeding 8 W. IEEE Photon.
Technol. Lett. 26, 1561–1564 (2014)
63. D. Al Nakdali, M. Gaafar, M. K. Shakfa, F. Zhang, M. Vaupel, K. A. Fedorova, A. RahimiIman, E.U. Rafailov, M. Koch, High-power operation of quantum-dot semiconductor disk
laser at 1180 nm. IEEE Photonics Technol. Lett. 27, 1128–1131 (2015)
64. B. Heinen, T.L. Wang, M. Sparenberg, A. Weber, B. Kunert, J. Hader, S.W. Koch, J.V.
Moloney, M. Koch, W. Stolz, 106 W continuous-wave output power from vertical-externalcavity surface-emitting laser. Electron. Lett. 48, 516–517 (2012)
65. F. Zhang, B. Heinen, M. Wichmann, C. Möller, B. Kunert, A. Rahimi-Iman, W. Stolz, M. Koch,
A 23-watt single-frequency vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser. Opt. Express 22,
12817–12822 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.22.012817
66. B. Cocquelin, G. Lucas-Leclin, P. Georges, I. Sagnes, A. Garnache, Design of a low-threshold
VECSEL emitting at 852 nm for cesium atomic clocks. Opt. Quantum. Electron. 40, 167–173
(2008)
67. M. Fallahi, L. Fan, Y. Kaneda, C. Hessenius, J. Hader, H. Li, J. Moloney, B. Kunert, W.
Stolz, S. Koch, J. Murray, R. Bedford, 5-W yellow laser by intracavity frequency doubling
of high-power vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser. IEEE Photonics Technol. Lett.
20, 1700–1702 (2008)
68. E. Kantola, T. Leinonen, S. Ranta, M. Tavast, M. Guina, High-efficiency 20 W yellow VECSEL. Opt. Express 22, 6372 (2014)
69. M. Scheller, J.M. Yarborough, J.V. Moloney, M. Fallahi, M. Koch, S.W. Koch, Room temperature continuous wave milliwatt terahertz source. Opt. Express 18, 27112 (2010)
70. J.R. Paul, M. Scheller, A. Laurain, A. Young, S.W. Koch, J. Moloney, Narrow linewidth singlefrequency terahertz source based on difference frequency generation of vertical-externalcavity source-emitting lasers in an external resonance cavity. Opt. Lett. 38, 3654 (2013)
71. M. Lukowski, C. Hessenius, M. Fallahi, Widely tunable high-power two-color VECSELs for
new wavelength generation. IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 21, 432–439 (2015)
72. M. Lukowski, C. Hessenius, R. Bedford, M. Fallahi, Tunable type II intracavity difference
frequency generation at 54μm in a two chip vertical external cavity surface emitting laser.
Opt. Lett. 40, 4174 (2015)
73. R. Bek, S. Baumgärtner, F. Sauter, H. Kahle, T. Schwarzbäck, M. Jetter, P. Michler, Intracavity frequency-doubled mode-locked semiconductor disk laser at 325 nm. Opt. Express
23(15), 19947–19953 (2015)
74. L. Fan, M. Fallahi, J. Hader, A.R. Zakharian, J.V. Moloney, W. Stolz, S.W. Koch, R. Bedford,
J.T. Murray, Linearly polarized dual-wavelength vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting
laser. Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 181124 (2007)
75. M. Wichmann, M. Stein, A. Rahimi-Iman, S.W. Koch, M. Koch, Interferometric Characterization of a Semiconductor Disk Laser driven Terahertz Source. J. Infrared Millim. Terahertz
Waves 35, 503–508 (2014)
76. M. Wichmann, M.K. Shakfa, F. Zhang, B. Heinen, M. Scheller, A. Rahimi-Iman, W. Stolz, J.V.
Moloney, S.W. Koch, M. Koch, Evolution of multi-mode operation in vertical-external-cavity
surface-emitting lasers. Opt. Express 21, 31940–31950 (2013)
77. K.A. Fedorova, H. Guoyu, M. Wichmann, C. Kriso, F. Zhang, W. Stolz, M. Scheller, M. Koch,
A. Rahimi-Iman, Widely-tunable THz-generating semiconductor disk laser. Phys. Status
Solidi RRL 14, 2000204 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1002/pssr.202000204
78. L. Fan, M. Fallahi, J. Hader, A.R. Zakharian, J.V. Moloney, J.T. Murray, R. Bedford, W.
Stolz, S.W. Koch, Multichip vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasers: a coherent power
scaling scheme. Opt. Lett. 31, 3612 (2006)
4 In the Field of Quantum Technologies
60. S. Reitzenstein, T. Heindel, C. Kistner, A. Rahimi-Iman, C. Schneider, S. Höfling, A. Forchel,
Low threshold electrically pumped quantum dot-micropillar lasers. Appl. Phys. Lett. 93(6),
061104 (2008)
61. Z.G. Xie, S. Götzinger, W. Fang, H. Cao, G.S. Solomon, Influence of a single quantum dot
state on the characteristics of a microdisk laser. Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 117401 (2007)
62. D. Al Nakdali, M.K. Shakfa, M. Gaafar, M. Butkus, K.A. Fedorova, M. Zulonas, M. Wichmann, F. Zhang, B. Heinen, A. Rahimi-Iman, W. Stolz, E.U. Rafailov, M. Koch, High-power
quantum-dot vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser exceeding 8 W. IEEE Photon.
Technol. Lett. 26, 1561–1564 (2014)
63. D. Al Nakdali, M. Gaafar, M. K. Shakfa, F. Zhang, M. Vaupel, K. A. Fedorova, A. RahimiIman, E.U. Rafailov, M. Koch, High-power operation of quantum-dot semiconductor disk
laser at 1180 nm. IEEE Photonics Technol. Lett. 27, 1128–1131 (2015)
64. B. Heinen, T.L. Wang, M. Sparenberg, A. Weber, B. Kunert, J. Hader, S.W. Koch, J.V.
Moloney, M. Koch, W. Stolz, 106 W continuous-wave output power from vertical-externalcavity surface-emitting laser. Electron. Lett. 48, 516–517 (2012)
65. F. Zhang, B. Heinen, M. Wichmann, C. Möller, B. Kunert, A. Rahimi-Iman, W. Stolz, M. Koch,
A 23-watt single-frequency vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser. Opt. Express 22,
12817–12822 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.22.012817
66. B. Cocquelin, G. Lucas-Leclin, P. Georges, I. Sagnes, A. Garnache, Design of a low-threshold
VECSEL emitting at 852 nm for cesium atomic clocks. Opt. Quantum. Electron. 40, 167–173
(2008)
67. M. Fallahi, L. Fan, Y. Kaneda, C. Hessenius, J. Hader, H. Li, J. Moloney, B. Kunert, W.
Stolz, S. Koch, J. Murray, R. Bedford, 5-W yellow laser by intracavity frequency doubling
of high-power vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser. IEEE Photonics Technol. Lett.
20, 1700–1702 (2008)
68. E. Kantola, T. Leinonen, S. Ranta, M. Tavast, M. Guina, High-efficiency 20 W yellow VECSEL. Opt. Express 22, 6372 (2014)
69. M. Scheller, J.M. Yarborough, J.V. Moloney, M. Fallahi, M. Koch, S.W. Koch, Room temperature continuous wave milliwatt terahertz source. Opt. Express 18, 27112 (2010)
70. J.R. Paul, M. Scheller, A. Laurain, A. Young, S.W. Koch, J. Moloney, Narrow linewidth singlefrequency terahertz source based on difference frequency generation of vertical-externalcavity source-emitting lasers in an external resonance cavity. Opt. Lett. 38, 3654 (2013)
71. M. Lukowski, C. Hessenius, M. Fallahi, Widely tunable high-power two-color VECSELs for
new wavelength generation. IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 21, 432–439 (2015)
72. M. Lukowski, C. Hessenius, R. Bedford, M. Fallahi, Tunable type II intracavity difference
frequency generation at 54μm in a two chip vertical external cavity surface emitting laser.
Opt. Lett. 40, 4174 (2015)
73. R. Bek, S. Baumgärtner, F. Sauter, H. Kahle, T. Schwarzbäck, M. Jetter, P. Michler, Intracavity frequency-doubled mode-locked semiconductor disk laser at 325 nm. Opt. Express
23(15), 19947–19953 (2015)
74. L. Fan, M. Fallahi, J. Hader, A.R. Zakharian, J.V. Moloney, W. Stolz, S.W. Koch, R. Bedford,
J.T. Murray, Linearly polarized dual-wavelength vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting
laser. Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 181124 (2007)
75. M. Wichmann, M. Stein, A. Rahimi-Iman, S.W. Koch, M. Koch, Interferometric Characterization of a Semiconductor Disk Laser driven Terahertz Source. J. Infrared Millim. Terahertz
Waves 35, 503–508 (2014)
76. M. Wichmann, M.K. Shakfa, F. Zhang, B. Heinen, M. Scheller, A. Rahimi-Iman, W. Stolz, J.V.
Moloney, S.W. Koch, M. Koch, Evolution of multi-mode operation in vertical-external-cavity
surface-emitting lasers. Opt. Express 21, 31940–31950 (2013)
77. K.A. Fedorova, H. Guoyu, M. Wichmann, C. Kriso, F. Zhang, W. Stolz, M. Scheller, M. Koch,
A. Rahimi-Iman, Widely-tunable THz-generating semiconductor disk laser. Phys. Status
Solidi RRL 14, 2000204 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1002/pssr.202000204
78. L. Fan, M. Fallahi, J. Hader, A.R. Zakharian, J.V. Moloney, J.T. Murray, R. Bedford, W.
Stolz, S.W. Koch, Multichip vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasers: a coherent power
scaling scheme. Opt. Lett. 31, 3612 (2006)