• DocumentCode
    808627
  • 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
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    20
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    1442
  • Lastpage
    1443
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20030959
  • Filename
    1238591