• DocumentCode
    3010792
  • Title

    77-GHz pulse train at 1.5 μm directly generated by a passively mode-locked high repetition rate Er:Yb:glass laser

  • Author

    Zeller, S.C. ; Südmeyer, T. ; Keller, U. ; Weingarten, K.J.

  • Author_Institution
    ETH Zurich, Zurich
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a passively mode-locked Er:Yb:glass laser operating at a record high repetition rate of 77 GHz. Its compactness and stability are attractive for future high-speed data transmission systems in the 1.5-mum telecom window.
  • Keywords
    laser mode locking; optical glass; solid lasers; frequency 77 GHz; glass laser; high-speed data transmission systems; passive mode locking; repetition rate; wavelength 1.5 mum; Bandwidth; Data communication; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor lasers; Telecommunications; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452931
  • Filename
    4452931