SELF-STARTING, PASSIVELY MODELOCKED ERBIUM FIBER RING LASER BASED ON THE AMPLIFYING SAGNAC SWITCH

被引:159
作者
RICHARDSON, DJ
LAMING, RI
PAYNE, DN
MATSAS, V
PHILLIPS, MW
机构
[1] The Optoelectronics Research Centre, Southampton University
关键词
LASERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; NONLINEAR OPTICS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19910341
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 novel self-starting, passively mode-locked erbium fibre laser is reported. The scheme is based on the reflection properties of a nonlinear amplifying loop mirror and provides a stable source of picosecond pulses.
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页码:542 / 544
页数:3
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