Optical feedback on whispering gallery mode laser :: wavelength shifts in Erbium doped micro-spherical laser

被引:8
作者
Féron, P [1 ]
Arnaud, C [1 ]
Boustimi, M [1 ]
Nunzi-Conti, G [1 ]
Righini, C [1 ]
Mortier, M [1 ]
机构
[1] ENSSAT, CNRS, UMR 6082, FOTON,Lab Optron, F-22300 Lannion, France
来源
INTEGRATED OPTICS AND PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS | 2004年 / 5451卷
关键词
Whispering Gallery Mode lasers; Erbium Ytterbium co-doped phosphate glass; Erbium doped fluoride glass; temperature effect; optical feedback; line shift;
D O I
10.1117/12.549903
中图分类号
TQ174 [陶瓷工业]; TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
Er3+/Yb3+ co-doped phosphate glass and Er3+:ZBLALiP fluoride glass microsphere lasers have been studied under pumping by a fiber taper at 1480 nm. Whispering Gallery Mode laser spectra were analyzed for different sphere diameters. Red-shift effect on the wavelengths of both fluorescence and laser spectra is experimentally observed when the pump power is increased, originating from thermal effects. We showed coupling effect between microspherical laser and an external cavity made by a metallic mirror. We observed line shift to lower wavelengths due to optical feedback effect.
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页码:199 / 209
页数:11
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