Title :
Telecom technologies for THz applications — Challenges and chances
Author :
Sartorius, B. ; Roehle, H. ; Dietz, R. ; Stanze, D. ; Kuenzel, H. ; Schell, M.
Author_Institution :
Heinrich-Hertz-Inst., Fraunhofer Inst. for Telecommun., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
THz at 1.5 μm is pushed for replacing Ti:sapphire by pulsed fiber lasers. But telecom technologies offer much more advantages. This paper describes key developments towards telecom based THz systems for real world applications.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; fibre lasers; optical fibre communication; optical receivers; optical transmitters; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; pulsed fiber lasers; size 1.5 mum; telecom technologies; Fiber lasers; Indium gallium arsenide; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6655-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612773