Title :
Experimental study of interference of two beams from multi-longitudinal-mode fiber lasers
Author :
Cao, Jianqiu ; Xu, Xiaojun ; Lu, Qisheng ; Hou, Jing
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opto-Electron. Sci. & Eng., Nat. Univ. of Defense Technol., Changsha, China
Abstract :
The interference of two beams from a multi-longitudinal-mode fiber laser is investigated. An interesting phenomenon is reported that interference fringes, with the visibility much higher than the value estimated from laser spectrum, emerge in experiment.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; interference (signal); laser spectrum; multi-longitudinal-mode fiber lasers; two-beam interference; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Interference; Laser beams; Laser theory; Optical fiber couplers; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing; Fiber lasers; Two-beam interference;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292568
