Title :
10 mW superfluorescent single-mode fibre source at 1060 nm
Author :
Liu, Kun ; Digonnet, Michel ; Shaw, H.J. ; Ainslie, B.J. ; Craig, S.P.
Author_Institution :
Stanford University, Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory, W.W. Hansen Laboratories of Physics, Stanford, USA
Abstract :
A broadband source suitable for fibre-optic gyroscopes with an output power greater than 10 mW at 1060 nm and a linewidth of 17 nm (FWHM) has been demonstrated in a singlemode Nd-doped fibre.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; gyroscopes; solid lasers; 10 mW; 1060 nm; SiO2-GeO2-P2O5:Nd fibre; broadband source; fibre-optic gyroscopes; linewidth; output power; single-mode Nd-doped fibre; superfluorescent single-mode fibre source; superluminescence;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870913
