Title :
Dominant causes of linewidth in DFB fiber lasers
Author :
Horak, P. ; Voo, N.Y. ; Ibsen, M. ; Loh, W.H.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
We present experimental arid theoretical results on the linewidth of an Er-Yb doped DFB fiber laser. Recently observed dependencies on pump configuration and power are explained by pump noise induced temperature fluctuations.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; erbium; fibre lasers; fluctuations; optical noise; optical pumping; spectral line breadth; ytterbium; DFB fiber lasers; Er-Yb doped fiber laser; laser linewidth; pump configuration; pump noise; temperature fluctuations; Distributed feedback devices; Fiber lasers; Fluctuations; Laser excitation; Laser feedback; Laser noise; Laser theory; Optical fiber devices; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202200
