1.36-Tb/s spectral slicing source based on a Cr4+-YAG femtosecond laser

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1319-1324

  Chai, Y J ^a   Leburn, C G ^b   Lagatsky, A A ^b   Brown, C T A ^b   Penty, R V ^a   White, I H ^a   Sibbet, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Optical communications; Solid state lasers; Spectral slicing; Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) source

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LENSES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SOLID STATE LASERS; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

KERR LENS MODE LOCKED LASER; OPTICAL TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; SPECTRAL SLICING;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 18144369310     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2004.840008     Document Type: Article

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