INTEGRATED OPTICAL TI-ER-LINBO3 SOLITON SOURCE

Authors
SUCHE H GREINER A QIU W WESSEL R SOHLER W
Citation
H. Suche et al., INTEGRATED OPTICAL TI-ER-LINBO3 SOLITON SOURCE, IEEE journal of quantum electronics, 33(10), 1997, pp. 1642-1646
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE journal of quantum electronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189197
Volume
33
Issue
10
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1642 - 1646
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9197(1997)33:10<1642:IOTSS>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Efficient diode-pumped and harmonically mode-locked operation of a ful ly packaged Ti:Er:LiNbO3 waveguide laser at 1562- (TE) and 1575-nm (TM ) wavelength has been demonstrated. The mode-locked pulses have been c haracterized in terms of time-bandwidth product, fine tuning, and stab ility. Noise suppression of 42 dB at the relaxation oscillation freque ncy has been achieved by feedback-controlled pumping. An external ampl itude modulator has been used for encoding of the mode-locked pulse tr ain with different bit sequences. Bit error rates of 10(-10) for a 1-0 -1-0-bit sequence has been observed for more than half an hour.