Title :
Passively mode-locked fiber laser using a Er-Yb co-doped planar waveguide amplifier
Author :
Jones, D.J. ; Namiki, S. ; Ippen, E.P. ; Haus, H.A. ; Barbier, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Work pursued by several groups has lead to the development of erbium-doped planar waveguide amplifiers, which have been demonstrated as a viable alternative for erbium-doped fiber in long-haul telecommunication applications. With a typical length of 4.5 cm these integrated optical amplifiers are able to deliver 10 dB of gain at 1.53 /spl mu/m with 980-nm pump powers of 130 mW. In this paper we believe we present the design and operation of the first passively mode-locked fiber laser that incorporates an Er-Yb co-doped silica planar waveguide amplifier into the cavity.
Keywords :
erbium; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical communication equipment; optical planar waveguides; solid lasers; ytterbium; 1.55 mum; 10 dB; 4.5 cm; 980 nm; Er-Yb co-doped planar waveguide amplifier; Er-Yb co-doped silica planar waveguide amplifier; erbium-doped planar waveguide amplifiers; integrated optical amplifiers; laser cavity resonators; long-haul telecommunication applications; nm pump powers; passively mode-locked fiber laser; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Integrated optics; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 1998. OFC '98., Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-521-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1998.657481
