Title :
All-fiber fundamentally mode locked 12 GHz laser comb for stable microwave generation
Author :
Thapa, Rajesh ; Wilson, E. ; Nguyen, Donald ; Zong, Jie ; Chavez-Pirson, A.
Author_Institution :
NP Photonics Inc., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
We have developed a compact, yet very stable all-fiber fundamentally mode-locked 12 GHz laser system. The passively mode-locked laser centered at 1535 nm has temporal bandwidth of ~2 ps, average power of 3mW and timing jitter of 44 fs/pulse.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser mode locking; microwave generation; microwave photonics; timing jitter; all-fiber fundamentally mode locked laser comb; frequency 12 GHz; power 3 mW; stable microwave generation; temporal bandwidth; timing jitter; wavelength 1535 nm; Laser mode locking; Masers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Timing jitter; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
