Continuous-wave silica-based erbium-doped fibre lasers

被引:105
作者
Bellemare, A [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Laval, Dept Phys Genie Phys & Opt, Quebec City, PQ G1K 7P4, Canada
关键词
fibre lasers; laser amplifiers; fibre optics; optical communication systems;
D O I
10.1016/S0079-6727(02)00025-3
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
This review paper on erbium-doped fibre laser (EDFL) covers a broad range of designs and applications related to the field of optical fibre telecommunication. After a brief historical overview of EDFL technology in Section 1, Section 2 will present the theoretical background necessary to appreciate the experimental results and applications discussed later. A detailed review of EDFL developments will be given in Section 3, which is divided in three parts. The first part will focus on tuneable EDFLs, while the second part is concerned with multifrequency EDFLs. The third sub-section will be devoted to superfluorescent fibre sources. Throughout Section 3, illustrative examples of various EDFL designs and applications will be presented. Section 4 will conclude this review by recalling the key issues related to EDFL development and will offer some insights concerning future research trends. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页数:56
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