Title :
Analytical model for injection-seeded erbium-doped fiber ring lasers
Author :
Dragic, Peter D.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
We present a model for the injection seeding of a fiber ring laser. Agreement between theory and experiment is found to be excellent. An injection-seeded fiber laser is attractive for lidar applications requiring narrow linewidth and highly stable peak output wavelength.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; ring lasers; spectral line narrowing; erbium-doped fiber lasers; injection seeding; injection-seeded lasers; lidar applications; narrow linewidth; ring lasers; stable peak output wavelength; Absorption; Analytical models; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical fiber theory; Optical fibers; Power lasers; Ring lasers; Erbium; injection-locked oscillators; optical fiber lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2005.851883
