Title :
77-GHz pulse train at 1.5μm directly generated by a passively mode-locked high repetition rate Er:Yb:glass laser
Author :
Zeller, S.C. ; Grange, R. ; Südmeyer, T. ; Weingarten, K.J. ; Keller, U.
Author_Institution :
Insitute of Quantum Electronics, Physics Department, ETH Zurich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 16, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We demonstrate a passively mode-locked Er:Yb:glass laser operating at a record high repetition rate of 77 GHz. Its compactness and stability are attractive for future high-speed data transmission systems in the 1.5-μm telecom window.
Keywords :
Data communication; Fiber lasers; Geometrical optics; High speed optical techniques; Laser mode locking; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor lasers; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801192
