Narrow linewidth CW and Q-switched erbium-doped fibre loop laser

被引:33
作者
Kee, HH [1 ]
Lees, GP [1 ]
Newson, TP [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Southampton, Optoelect Res Ctr, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, England
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10.1049/el:19980913
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The authors report the operation of a single-frequency, diode pumped laser in CW operation with a linewidth of 10kHz, which provides a prelase for a narrow linewidth Q-switched laser. This was achieved by incorporating an unpumped low Er3+-doped fibre. In Q-switched operation, a linewidth of < 60MHz is reported for pulses of 1 mu s at a repetition rate of 960Hz.
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