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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621386
