Stability performance of short cavity Er-doped fiber lasers

被引:8
作者
Perez-Herrera, R. A. [1 ]
Chen, S. [2 ]
Zhao, W. [2 ]
Sun, T. [2 ]
Grattan, K. T. V. [2 ]
Lopez-Amo, M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Publ Navarra, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain
[2] City Univ London, Sch Engn & Math Sci, London EC1V 0HB, England
关键词
Dual-wavelength fiber laser; Er-doped fiber; Fiber Bragg grating; Single-wavelength fiber laser; Short-cavity laser; Spatial hole burning; LINEAR-CAVITY; RING LASER; WAVELENGTH; FREQUENCY; OPERATION; 1.53-MU-M;
D O I
10.1016/j.optcom.2009.10.117
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
An experimental study of stability between two types of short-cavity laser configurations is carried out. The short-cavity lasers are comprised of one or two pairs of wavelength-matched FBGs, encompassing a short length of highly-doped Er-fiber, to create effectively single- or dual-wavelength fiber lasers. The laser performance in terms of the laser output power and laser stability in relation to the gain medium length was investigated experimentally, analyzed and reported in this letter. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:1067 / 1070
页数:4
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