• DocumentCode
    2862097
  • Title

    Nonlinear enhancement of resonance bandwidth and back reflection in microspheres

  • Author

    Chipouline, A. ; Smith, D. ; Somerville, J. ; Egorov, O. ; Pertsch, T. ; Lederer, F. ; Tünnermann, A.

  • Author_Institution
    ZIK Ultra Opt., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena, Jena
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We study the power dependence of the back reflection from microsphere resonators. Experimental results are compared with theoretical models. An EDFA (Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier) based laser with a microsphere mirror is demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    erbium; laser cavity resonators; micro-optics; optical fibre amplifiers; EDFA based laser; JkJk:Er; back reflection; erbium doped fiber amplifier; microsphere resonators; optical resonators; resonance bandwidth; Bandwidth; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical reflection; Resonance; (140.3410) Laser Resonators; (140.4780) Optical Resonators; (260.5740) Resonances;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627664
  • Filename
    4627664