Title :
1.36 Tbit/s spectral slicing source based on a Cr/sup 4+/:YAG femtosecond laser
Author :
Chai, Y.J. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H. ; Leburn, C.G. ; Lagatsky, A.A. ; Brown, C.T.A. ; Sibbett, W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Cambridge Univ., UK
Abstract :
We report a novel OTDM/WDM source based on spectral slicing of a passively mode-locked Cr/sup 4+/:YAG femtosecond pulse source. Total capacities up to 682 Gbit/s and 1.36 Tbit/s with spectral efficiencies of 0.2 b/s/Hz and 0.4b/s/Hz have been achieved.
Keywords :
chromium; high-speed optical techniques; infrared sources; laser mode locking; solid lasers; spectroscopic light sources; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.36 Tbit/s; 682 Gbit/s; Cr/sup 4+/:YAG femtosecond pulse laser; OTDM source; WDM source; YAG:Cr; YAl5O12:Cr; passively mode-locked laser; spectral efficiency; spectral slicing source;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
