Title :
Tunable 1.3-μm fiber ring laser employing a tapered diode amplifier
Author :
Williamson, R.C. ; Betts, G.E. ; Donnelly, J.P. ; Groves, S.H. ; Walpole, J.N. ; O´Donnell, F.J. ; Bailey, R.J.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
By operating a tapered optical amplifier in a ring, a stand-alone source is obtained which retains the excellent properties of the output of a tapered amplifier. Further, narrow linewidth and the ability to tune the fibre ring laser open up a wide range of applications. A ring laser employing a tapered amplifier and polarization tuning of a low-power fiber-ring laser containing a semiconductor optical amplifier have been demonstrated
Keywords :
infrared sources; laser transitions; laser tuning; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; ring lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 1.3 mum; fibre ring laser; low-power fiber-ring laser; narrow linewidth; polarization tuning; semiconductor optical amplifier; stand-alone sourc; tapered diode amplifier; tapered optical amplifier; tunable 1.3-μm fiber ring laser; Fiber lasers; Laser tuning; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Ring lasers; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.737777
