Several applications are pushing the development of high performance mode-locked lasers: generation of short pulses for extremely high bit rate transmission at 100 Gb/s and beyond, all-optical MLLs. For instance, they are very compact, with a length usually not exceeding 4 mm. The pulse repetition rate can be as high as 500 GHz [4]. They are very efficient, having a high power conversion efficiency.
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