ALL FIBER, LOW THRESHOLD, WIDELY TUNABLE SINGLE-FREQUENCY, ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER RING LASER WITH A TANDEM FIBER FABRY-PEROT FILTER

被引:108
作者
PARK, N [1 ]
DAWSON, JW [1 ]
VAHALA, KJ [1 ]
MILLER, C [1 ]
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[1] MICRON OPT,ATLANTA,GA 30329
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10.1063/1.106018
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O59 [应用物理学];
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An all fiber, widely tunable, single-frequency, erbium-doped fiber ring laser was constructed with a threshold pump power as low as 10 mW. Tuning over more than 30 nm was obtained by applying 0 to 17 dc V to an intracavity fiber Fabry-Perot filter. Threshold pump power versus wavelength data showed low variation over the tuning range. Mode hopping suppression with a tandem fiber Fabry-Perot filter is proposed and demonstrated. Stable single-frequency operation was demonstrated with side mode suppression higher than 35 dB.
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页码:2369 / 2371
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