SELF-STARTING PASSIVELY MODELOCKED FIBER LASER EXPLOITING POLARIZATION EVOLUTION IN MQW WAVE-GUIDE

被引:2
作者
OKHOTNIKOV, OG [1 ]
SALCEDO, JR [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV PORTO, DEPT FIS, P-4000 OPORTO, PORTUGAL
关键词
FIBER LASERS; LASER MODE LOCKING; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; OPTICAL WAVE-GUIDES;
D O I
10.1049/el:19940973
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 give experimental evidence for a new type of modelocking mechanism in Er-doped fibre lasers, based on polarisation evolution in an intracavity MQW waveguide. Experiments indicate that anisotropic properties of MQW waveguides can continuously start the modelocking process.
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页码:1421 / 1422
页数:2
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