Title :
Reduction of the noise power in rare-earth-doped fiber lasers by broadening; the laser linewidth
Author :
Headley, Clifford ; Grubb, Steven ; Strasser, Tom ; Pedrazzani, Renee ; Rockney, Benett H. ; Muendel, Martin H.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol., AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The results show for a Nd-cladding pumped fibre (CPF) laser an increase in the spectral width of the CPF laser from 0.254-0.577 nm results in a decrease in the relative intensity noise (RIN) of 10 dB
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser noise; neodymium; optical fibre cladding; spectral line broadening; Nd-cladding pumped fibre; laser linewidth; noise power; rare-earth-doped fiber lasers; relative intensity noise; spectral width; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Gratings; Laser modes; Laser noise; Noise generators; Noise reduction; Optical fiber couplers; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97., Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-480-7
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1997.719792
