DocumentCode
1001531
Title
Widely tunable polarization-stable fiber lasers
Author
Cooper, David G. ; Dexter, James L. ; Esman, Ronald D.
Author_Institution
Jaycor, Vienna, VA, USA
Volume
1
Issue
1
fYear
1995
fDate
4/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
14
Lastpage
21
Abstract
Four different widely tunable polarization-stable lasers, each based on nonpolarization maintaining erbium-doped fiber are presented. We experimentally examine the effect of output coupling on laser performance, and compare the output power measurements with theoretical predictions. We also discuss the relative costs and construction factors of the four lasers
Keywords
erbium; fibre lasers; laser stability; laser tuning; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre polarisation; Alpha; Chi; EDFA; Iota; Sigma; construction factors; four lasers; laser performance; nonpolarization maintaining Er-doped fiber; output coupling; output power measurements; relative costs; widely tunable polarization-stable lasers; Costs; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser theory; Optical coupling; Optical fiber polarization; Power generation; Power lasers; Power measurement; Tunable circuits and devices;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1077-260X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/2944.468376
Filename
468376
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