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A simple 40 GHz pulse source combining a fundamentally modelocked 10 GHz laser with a planar waveguide integrated time-division multiplexer is demonstrated. Pulse trains with >5 dBm average power and <350 fs rms timing jitter were achieved.
Inspec keywords: solid lasers; phase noise; optical planar waveguides; optical pulse generation; laser mode locking; timing jitter; time division multiplexing; integrated optics
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Subjects: Laser beam modulation, pulsing and switching; mode locking and tuning; Integrated optics; Lasing action in other solids; Laser beam modulation, pulsing and switching; mode locking and tuning; Solid lasers; Multiplexing and switching in optical communication; Ultrafast optical techniques; Integrated optics; Optical waveguides; Optical waveguides and couplers