Title :
S-, C- and L-band continuously tunable fiber laser using thulium- and erbium-doped fibers
Author :
Chen, H. ; Babin, F. ; He, G. ; Schinn, G.W.
Author_Institution :
Res. Div., EXFO Electro-Opt. Eng. Inc., Vanier, Que., Canada
Abstract :
A hybrid-cavity fiber laser using thulium-doped fluoride fiber and erbium-doped fiber presents a narrow linewidth that can be continuously tuned in the S, C and L bands, from 1445 nm to 1590 nm.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; spectral line narrowing; thulium; 1 to 8 GHz; 1445 to 1590 nm; C-band tuning; L-band tuning; S-band tuning; continuously tunable lasers; doped fluoride fiber; erbium-doped fibers; fiber laser; hybrid-cavity laser; narrow linewidth laser; thulium-doped fibers; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; L-band; Laser tuning; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202298
