Title :
Passively mode-locked 50-GHz Er:Yb:glass laser
Author :
Zeller, S.C. ; Krainer, L. ; Spuhler, G.J. ; Paschotta, R. ; Golling, M. ; Keller, U. ; Ebling, D. ; Weingarten, K.J.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We demonstrate a compact, stable, fundamental-mode-locked Er:Yb:glass laser with 50 GHz repetition rate. It can serve as pulse generator in future high-speed RZ transmission systems or as a multi-wavelength source locked to the ITU grid.
Keywords :
erbium; laser mode locking; optical communication equipment; solid lasers; ytterbium; 50 GHz; Er:Yb:glass laser; ITU grid; high-speed RZ transmission systems; multiwavelength source; passive mode-locking; pulse generator;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
