Title :
Picosecond pulse-generating laser with repetition rate of 10 GHz and rms timing jitter <100 fs fully tunable over C-band
Author :
Spuhler, G. ; Krainer, L. ; Kilburn, I. ; Dymott, M. ; Weingarten, K. ; Paschotta, R. ; Keller, U.
Author_Institution :
GigaTera Inc., Dietikon, Switzerland
Abstract :
We demonstrate wavelength tuning over the whole C-band of a compact, passively fundamental-mode-locked, Er:Yb:glass laser producing high-contrast-ratio picosecond pulses at a repetition rate of 10 GHz and average power exceeding 10 mW.
Keywords :
erbium; laser mode locking; laser modes; laser tuning; optical pulse generation; optical wavelength conversion; timing jitter; wavelength division multiplexing; ytterbium; 10 GHz; 10 mW; 100 fs; C-band; Er:Yb:glass laser; high-contrast-ratio; mode-locked; picosecond pulse-generating laser; repetition rate; timing jitter; wavelength tuning; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser tuning; Masers; Optical noise; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Power lasers; Timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247623
