SINGLE-FREQUENCY TRAVELING-WAVE ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER LOOP LASER

被引:36
作者
COWLE, GJ [1 ]
PAYNE, DN [1 ]
REID, D [1 ]
机构
[1] PLESSEY CO PLC,ALLEN CLARK RES CTR,TOWCESTER NN12 8EQ,NORTHANTS,ENGLAND
关键词
LASERS AND LASER APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL FIBERS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19910148
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
A novel erbium-doped fibre laser cavity configuration which produces single-longitudinal-mode operation with less than 10 kHz linewidth is reported. The fibre laser operates in a travelling-wave mode which prevents spatial holeburning from occurring. A principal advantage of the configuration is that it allows the precise and stable setting of the lasing wavelength.
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页码:229 / 230
页数:2
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