Title :
A tunable fiber laser for the 2μm wavelength range based on narrow band optical parametric amplification and an intra-cavity thulium doped fiber active filter
Author :
Gershikov, A. ; Lasri, J. ; Sacks, Z. ; Eisenstein, G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion - Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
We describe a tunable fiber laser operating at 2μm and beyond based on narrow band parametric amplification and a Tm doped intracavity fiber filter. Nanosecond pulses at ~1MHz with a 20W peak power are demonstrated.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser tuning; optical fibre amplifiers; optical filters; optical parametric amplifiers; thulium; intra-cavity fiber active filter; nanosecond pulses; narrow band optical parametric amplification; thulium doped fiber active filter; tunable fiber laser; wavelength 2 mum; Active filters; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber dispersion; Oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
