ALL-FIBER TRAVELING-WAVE LASER WITH NONRECIPROCAL RING CONFIGURATION

被引:6
作者
OKHOTNIKOV, OG [1 ]
RIBEIRO, ABL [1 ]
SALCEDO, JR [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV PORTO, DEPT FIS, P-4000 OPORTO, PORTUGAL
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10.1063/1.110341
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
An all-fiber ring laser geometry in the form of a nonreciprocal S-ring is presented and demonstrated. Its operation is demonstrated to allow unidirectional laser oscillation. The intensity ratio for laser oscillation in each of the two directions were measured, and found to be larger than 150. This value is the largest such ratio obtained for a ring laser without Faraday isolators.
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页码:2726 / 2728
页数:3
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