All-fiber compound ring resonator with a ring filter

Author

Zhang, Jianluo ; Lit, John W.Y.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada

Volume

12

Issue

7

fYear

1994

fDate

7/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1256

Lastpage

1262

Abstract

The new all-fiber compound ring resonator has two rings: a primary one that serves as a resonator, and a secondary one that serves as a filter. The main contribution of this resonator is to increase the free spectral range by choosing the fiber lengths in the compound ring cavity. This resonator with a large free spectral range can be readily used as a doped fiber laser. The optimum resonant conditions of the resonator are discussed by using an equivalent model and by the transfer matrix method. The frequency responses of the output and of the circulating intensities are given. Mode suppression by the vernier effect is demonstrated. Comparison with a fiber Fox-Smith resonator is also presented

Keywords

fibre lasers; frequency response; laser cavity resonators; laser theory; optical fibres; optical filters; ring lasers; all-fiber compound ring resonator; circulating intensities; compound ring cavity; doped fiber laser; equivalent model; fiber Fox-Smith resonator; fiber lengths; free spectral range; frequency response; large free spectral range; mode suppression; optimum resonant conditions; ring filter; transfer matrix method; vernier effect; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser modes; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical resonators; Optical ring resonators; Resonator filters; Ring lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.301819

Filename

301819