Title :
1.48 μm pump-diode-driven mode-locked Er fiber laser
Author :
Okhotnikov, O.G. ; Aranjo, F.M. ; Salcedo, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Gen. Phys. Inst., Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
Mode-locked pulses with durations adjustable from 200 ps to less than 50 ps were generated by current modulation of a 1.48 μm pump laser diode incorporated in an Er-doped fiber laser cavity. The laser diode exhibits sufficient phase modulation without degradation in pump ability, and thus demonstrates a very practical and simple approach to optical pulse generation.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser transitions; optical modulation; optical pumping; 1.48 mum; Er-doped fiber laser cavity; current modulation; durations; mode-locked pulses; optical pulse generation; phase modulation; pump laser diode; pump-diode-driven mode-locked Er fiber laser; Diode lasers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Optical pulse generation; Phase modulation; Pulse modulation; Pump lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
