Title :
A polarization-maintaining, passively-mode-locked, figure-eight fiber laser
Author :
Nicholson, J.W. ; Andrejco, M.
Author_Institution :
OFS Labs., Somerset, NJ
Abstract :
We present the first demonstration of a fully polarization-maintaining, passively mode-locked, femtosecond figure eight fiber laser.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical fibre polarisation; figure eight fiber laser; passively mode locked fiber laser; polarization maintaining fiber laser; Amplitude modulation; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber polarization; Pump lasers; Radio frequency; Ring lasers; Ultrafast optics; (060.2320) Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators; (320.7090) Ultrafast lasers;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627948