• DocumentCode
    2847264
  • Title

    100-GHz, 1.1-ps pulse train at 1.5 µm from a passively modelocked Er, Yb:Glass laser

  • Author

    Oehler, A.E.H. ; Südmeyer, T. ; Weingarten, K.J. ; Keller, U.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    19-23 Sept. 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    A fundamentally modelocked Er, Yb:glass laser with a record high repetition rate of 101 GHz generates 30 mW average power in 1.1-ps pulses to be used in high-speed return-to-zero data transmission systems, WDM systems and ultra-high-speed OFDM transmitters.
  • Keywords
    erbium; glass; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; solid lasers; ytterbium; SiO2:Er,Yb; WDM systems; frequency 100 GHz; high-speed return-to-zero data transmission systems; passively modelocked laser; pulse train; time 1.1 ps; ultrahigh-speed OFDM transmitters; wavelength 1.5 mum; Cavity resonators; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Power lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
  • Conference_Location
    Torino
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8536-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8534-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621386
  • Filename
    5621386