Single-polarization laser operation in polarization-maintaining single-polarization pumped erbium-doped fiber

Author

Sahu, J.K. ; Renaud, C.C. ; Nilsson, J. ; Clarkson, W.A. ; Alam, S.A. ; Grudinin, A.B.

Author_Institution

Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK

fYear

2001

fDate

11-11 May 2001

Firstpage

322

Lastpage

323

Abstract

Summary form only given. We utilize polarization-dependent gain to generate single-polarization laser operation in a polarization-maintaining erbium-doped fiber laser (PM EDFL). The PM EDFL was pumped by linearly polarized light. The output polarization from the EDFL was collinear with the pump when the pump was polarized along either of the principal axes of the PM EDFL.

Keywords

erbium; fibre lasers; optical fibre polarisation; optical pumping; double-ended laser characteristics; linearly polarized light; polarization hole-burning; polarization switching; polarization-dependent gain; polarization-maintaining fiber; single-polarization laser operation; single-polarization pumped erbium-doped fiber; small-signal absorption; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser feedback; Laser theory; Optical feedback; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-662-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2001.947863

Filename

947863