Integrated Low Jitter Mode-Locked Lasers and Pulse/Spectrum Shapers

Springer eBooks, pp. 145–180

Abstract

Abstract This chapter discusses progress made towards the chip-scale integration of ultra-low jitter mode-locked lasers using rare-earth gain media with CMOS compatible fabrication. Such lasers generate ultra-stable pulse trains and optical frequency combs that are instrumental for signal processing systems such as optically assisted analog-to-digital converters. We also review work made towards the co-integration of optical filters for the interleaving of pulses or the upconversion of the comb’s free spectral range, as a further step towards a complete system integration.

Authors 10

1. Jeremy Witzens corresponding Aachen Institute of Integrated Photonics (IPH)

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Institute of Integrated Photonics , RWTH Aachen University , Aachen , German

2. Milan Sinobad

   Universität Hamburg · Center for Free-Electron Laser Science

   Affiliation as printed

   Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Hamburg, Germany

   Physics Department, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

3. Tengizi Abramishvili Aachen Institute of Integrated Photonics (IPH)

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Institute of Integrated Photonics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

4. Pascal Gehrmann

   Center for Free-Electron Laser Science · Hamburg University of Technology

   Affiliation as printed

   Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Hamburg, Germany

   Institute of High-Frequency Technology, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany

5. Andrea Zazzi

   University of California, Berkeley

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   University of California at Berkley, Berkley, CA, USA

6. Mike Külkens

   Universität Hamburg · Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter · Center for Free-Electron Laser Science · Cycle (Germany)

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   Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Hamburg, Germany

   Cycle GmbH, Hamburg, Germany

   Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg, Germany

   Physics Department, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

7. Jan Lorenzen

   Universität Hamburg · Center for Free-Electron Laser Science

   Affiliation as printed

   Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Hamburg, Germany

   Physics Department, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

8. Álvaro Moscoso Mártir Aachen Institute of Integrated Photonics (IPH)

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Institute of Integrated Photonics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

9. Neetesh Singh

   Center for Free-Electron Laser Science

   Affiliation as printed

   Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Hamburg, Germany

10. F. X. Kärtner

    Universität Hamburg · Center for Free-Electron Laser Science

    Affiliation as printed

    Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Hamburg, Germany

    Physics Department, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany