Intensity noise reduction in a single-frequency ytterbium-codoped erbium laser

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作者
Taccheo, S [1 ]
Laporta, P [1 ]
Svelto, O [1 ]
DeGeronimo, G [1 ]
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[1] POLITECN MILAN,DIPARTIMENTO ELETTR & INFORMAZ,I-20133 MILAN,ITALY
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10.1364/OL.21.001747
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We report on intensity noise suppression in a diode-pumped, single-frequency erbium bulk-glass laser codoped with ytterbium. Using an optoelectronic feedback circuit, we acheived a 30-dB reduction of the relaxation oscillation peak, at 160-kHz frequency, to a relative intensity noise of -114 dB/Hz. A useful output power of 15 mW at 1533-nm wavelength was obtained. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America
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页码:1747 / 1749
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