Title :
Passively modelocked 50 GHz Er:Yb:glass laser
Author :
Zeller, S.C. ; Krainer, L. ; Spühler, G.J. ; Paschotta, R. ; Golling, M. ; Ebling, D. ; Weingarten, K.J. ; Keller, U.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Quantum Electron., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
fDate :
7/8/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A diode-pumped Er:Yb:glass miniature laser has been passively mode locked to generate 2.0 ps pulses at a 50 GHz repetition rate with up to 7.5 mW average power. By combining this laser with a dynamic gain equaliser, a flat optical spectrum has been generated with up to 10 discrete channels with a 50 GHz channel spacing locked to the 50 GHz ITU grid.
Keywords :
channel spacing; equalisers; erbium; laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; ytterbium; 2.0 ps; 50 GHz; 7.5 mW; ITU grid; channel spacing locking; diode-pumped glass miniature laser; dynamic gain equaliser; flat optical spectrum; passively modelocked glass laser;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20045064
