DISPERSIVELY Q-SWITCHED ER FIBER LASER WITH INTRACAVITY 1.48-MU-M LASER-DIODE AS PUMPING SOURCE AND NONLINEAR MODULATOR

被引:7
作者
OKHOTNIKOV, OG [1 ]
SALCEDO, JR [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV PORTO, DEPT FIS, P-4000 OPORTO, PORTUGAL
关键词
FIBER LASERS; Q-SWITCHING;
D O I
10.1049/el:19940490
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
The authors propose and demonstrate a novel mechanism for Q-switching an Er-doped fibre laser at 1.5mum, based on strong mode frequency modulation of the intracavity pump laser diode under current modulation. The laser is effectively Q-switched when the diode mode frequency is swept through the reflection window of a diffraction grating in the fibre laser cavity acting as a frequency-dependent reflector.
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页码:702 / 703
页数:2
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