SINGLEMODE DIODE-PUMPED TUNABLE ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER LASER WITH LINEWIDTH LESS THAN 5.5KHZ

被引:42
作者
ZYSKIND, JL
SULHOFF, JW
SUN, Y
STONE, J
STULZ, LW
HARVEY, GT
DIGIOVANNI, DJ
PRESBY, HM
PICCIRILLI, A
KOREN, U
JOPSON, RM
机构
[1] AT&T BELL LABS,ENGN RES CTR,PRINCETON,NJ 08540
[2] AT&T BELL LABS,MURRAY HILL,NJ 07974
[3] AT&T BELL LABS,HOLMDEL,NJ 07733
关键词
LASERS; OPTICS; OPTICAL FIBERS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19911330
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A diode-pumped, broadly tunable, single frequency erbiumdoped fibre ring laser is reported. Tuning and single longitudinal mode selection are accomplished by use of two fibre Fabry-Perot etalons. The threshold for 1.48-mu-m pumping is 8.8 mW and the slope efficiency is 11.5%. The laser can be tuned to wavelengths between 1.530 and 1.575-mu-m and operates singlemode throughout this range. Its linewidth is measured at 1.56-mu-m to be less than 5.5 kHz.
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页码:2148 / 2149
页数:2
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