Title :
C-band tunable 25-GHz passively mode-locked Er:Yb:glass laser
Author :
Krainer, L. ; Spühler, G.J. ; Kilburn, I.J. ; Golding, P.S. ; Crosby, P.A. ; Brownell, M. ; Weingarten, K.J. ; Paschotta, R. ; Keller, U.
Author_Institution :
GigaTera Inc., Dietikon, Switzerland
Abstract :
We demonstrate a compact, C-band tunable passively fundamental-mode-locked Er:Yb:glass laser with 25 GHz repetition rate. It can serve as a pulse generator for future high speed RZ transmission systems or as a multiwavelength source locked to the ITU grid.
Keywords :
erbium; laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical fibre communication; optical glass; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; ytterbium; 25 GHz; 4 to 8 GHz; C-band tunable laser; ITU grid; high-speed RZ transmission systems; multiwavelength source; passively fundamental mode-locked Er:Yb:glass laser; pulse generator; Erbium; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Power generation; Telecommunications; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
