Title :
Integrated optical ultrashort-pulse picker with high extinction ratio
Author :
Ruske, J.-P. ; Werner, E.A. ; Zeitner, B. ; Tünnermann, A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ., Jena, Germany
Abstract :
An integrated optical Mach-Zehnder modulator in lithium niobate was used for pulse picking of a 140 fs laser oscillator at 1064 nm with 76 MHz repetition rate. A maximum extinction ratio of about 1000:1 was demonstrated at a peak power of about 120 W.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical modulation; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; lithium compounds; 1064 nm; 120 W; 140 fs; 76 MHz; LiNbO3; extinction ratio; integrated optical Mach-Zehnder modulator; laser oscillator; lithium niobate crystal; repetition rate; ultrashort-pulse picker;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20030959
