Tunable picosecond pulse-generating laser with repetition rate exceeding 10 GHz

被引:42
作者
Krainer, L
Paschotta, R
Spühler, GJ
Klimov, I
Teisset, CY
Weingarten, KJ
Keller, U
机构
[1] ETH Honggerberg, Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Inst Quantum Elect, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
[2] GigaTera Inc, CH-8953 Dietikon, Switzerland
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D O I
10.1049/el:20020055
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A compact, fundamental-repetition-rate modelocked, optically-pumped Fr: Yb : glass laser producing near transform-limited pico-second pulses at a repetition rate of 10.67 GHz and average power exceeding 10 mW is presented. Wavelength tuning over the entire C-band is demonstrated at 2 GHa.
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页数:3
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