Longitudinal mode control in few-mode erbium-doped fiber lasers

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作者
Kim, HS [1 ]
Kim, SK [1 ]
Kim, BY [1 ]
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[1] KOREA ADV INST SCI & TECHNOL,CTR ELECTROOPT,YUSONG GU,TAEJON 305701,SOUTH KOREA
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10.1364/OL.21.001144
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We report an approach to the control of the longitudinal mode structure in erbium-doped fiber lasers that uses saturable absorbers and the spatial hole-burning effect in the laser cavity. Two- and three-mode fiber lasers are successfully demonstrated, and the laser output properties are compared with theoretical calculations. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America
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