Title :
100 GHz passively mode-locked Er:Yb:glass laser at 1.5 µm and identification of transverse cavity-mode degeneracies
Author :
Oehler, A.E.H. ; Südmeyer, T. ; Keller, U. ; Weingarten, K.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
A fundamentally mode-locked Er:Yb:glass laser with a record high repetition rate of 101 GHz generates 30 mW average power in 1.1-ps pulses in the 1.5-mum telecom window. Frequency degeneracies of transverse cavity-modes are investigated.
Keywords :
erbium; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical glass; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; ytterbium; JkJk:Er,Yb; frequency degeneracy; laser pulse generation; passively mode-locked laser; power 30 mW; telecom window; time 1.1 ps; transverse cavity-mode degeneracy; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser stability; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power generation; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Ultrafast optics; (140.3580) Lasers, solid-state; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers; (320.7090) Ultrafast lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
