Tunable picosecond pulse-generating laser with a repetition rate exceeding 10 GHz

Author

Spühler, G.J. ; Klimov, I. ; Teisset, C.Y. ; Weingarten, K.J. ; Krainer, L. ; Paschotta, R. ; Keller, U.

Author_Institution

GigaTera Inc., Dietikon, Switzerland

fYear

2002

fDate

17-22 Mar 2002

Firstpage

312

Lastpage

313

Abstract

In conclusion, we have demonstrated a simple pulse-generating laser operating at frequencies exceeding 10 GHz with picosecond pulses and average power exceeding 10 mW, tunable over the entire C-band. Compact micromechanical packaging of this device will enable applications in RZ and dispersion-managed DWDM systems, highspeed test and measurement, and all-optical functionality such as 3R and wavelength conversion. The high output power and a very high extinction ratio enable simple time division multiplexing to 40 GHz or higher while still yielding a high quality pulse train.

Keywords

laser tuning; measurement by laser beam; micro-optics; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre testing; optical pulse generation; packaging; telecommunication network management; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 GHz; 10 mW; RZ DWDM systems; all-optical functionality; average power; compact micromechanical packaging; dispersion-managed DWDM systems; high output power; high quality pulse train; high speed test; picosecond pulses; pulse-generating laser; time division multiplexing; very high extinction ratio; wavelength conversion; Dispersion; Frequency; Micromechanical devices; Optical pulses; Packaging; Power lasers; System testing; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002

Print_ISBN

1-55752-701-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.2002.1036382

Filename

1036382