Title :
Integrated, low-jitter, 400 MHz femtosecond waveguide laser
Author :
Hyunil Byun ; Pudo, D. ; Frolov, S. ; Hanjani, A. ; Shmulovich, J. ; Ippen, E.P. ; Kartner, F.X.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
Abstract :
An integrated passively mode-locked waveguide laser generating 440-fs pulses at 394-MHz repetition rate is demonstrated on an 18times44 mm silica waveguide chip. The laser self-starts, and uses a saturable Bragg reflector for mode-locking.
Keywords :
integrated optics; laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; silicon compounds; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; SiO2; femtosecond pulse generation; femtosecond waveguide laser; frequency 394 MHz; integrated passively mode-locked waveguide laser; repetition rate; saturable Bragg reflector; silica waveguide chip; time 440 fs; Laser mode locking; Masers; Optical pulse generation; Optical waveguides; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; Silicon compounds; Ultrafast electronics; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688756
