Title :
Single-Frequency, Frequency-Doubled, Erbium-Doped, Fiber-Amplified Transmitter for Oxygen A-Band Spectroscopy
Author :
Stephen, Mark ; Krainak, Michael ; Riris, Haris ; Allan, Graham
Author_Institution :
NASA´´s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt
Abstract :
We developed a frequency-doubled, DFB-seeded EDFA. 8 Watts of frequency-doubled power was achieved in a single-frequency, wavelength tunable, power scalable laser transmitter used for spectroscopic remote sensing of the oxygen A-band.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; erbium; laser tuning; optical fibre amplifiers; optical harmonic generation; optical transmitters; oxygen; remote sensing; spectrochemical analysis; spectroscopic light sources; visible spectroscopy; DFB-seeded EDFA; JkJk:Er; O2; erbium-doped fiber-amplifier; frequency-doubled transmitter; laser transmitter; oxygen A-band spectroscopy; power 8 W; power scalable laser; single-frequency transmitter; spectroscopic remote sensing; wavelength tunable laser; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Frequency; Optical harmonic generation; Optical transmitters; Oxygen; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Spectroscopy; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452345
