• DocumentCode
    1145033
  • Title

    Output power characteristics of erbium-doped fiber ring lasers

  • Author

    Pfeiffer, TH. ; Schmuck, H. ; Bülow, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Alcatel SEL Res. Centre, Stuttgart, Germany
  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1992
  • Firstpage
    847
  • Lastpage
    849
  • Abstract
    The output power of an erbium-doped fiber ring laser has been measured as a function of pump power, emission wavelength, doped-fiber length, and reflectivity of the output coupler. A theoretical model for the calculation of the output power is introduced that is based on a previously derived gain equation for erbium-doped fiber amplifiers. The calculated values are in good agreement with the experimental data, confirming the applicability of the theory to a reliable modeling of the output power of erbium fiber ring lasers.<>
  • Keywords
    erbium; fibre lasers; laser theory; reflectivity; ring lasers; Er-doped fibre ring laser output power characteristics; doped-fiber length; emission wavelength; fiber amplifiers; fibre laser modelling; gain equation; output coupler; output fibre couplers; pump power; reflectivity; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical fiber couplers; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power lasers; Power measurement; Pump lasers; Ring lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.149883
  • Filename
    149883