Multiple-wavelength mode-locked erbium-doped fiber sigma laser

Author

Lou, J.W. ; Carruthers, T.F. ; Clark, T.R. ; Currie, M.

Author_Institution

Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA

fYear

2001

fDate

11-11 May 2001

Firstpage

413

Lastpage

414

Abstract

Summary form only given. We present a novel configuration for a two-wavelength erbium-doped fiber laser based on the sigma configuration. We show the setup of the multiple-wavelength sigma laser. The design allows single polarization operation using easily obtainable non-polarization maintaining components shown to the right of the polarization beam splitter. In this design, a 3-dB coupler is added after the erbium-doped fiber.

Keywords

erbium; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical beam splitters; optical fibre couplers; optical polarisers; 3-dB coupler; multiple-wavelength mode-locked erbium-doped fiber sigma laser; multiple-wavelength sigma laser; nonpolarization maintaining components; output ports; polarization beam splitter; sigma configuration; single polarization operation; single-wavelength design; Attenuators; Band pass filters; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulse generation; Optimized production technology; Pulse measurements; Space vector pulse width modulation;

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.2001.947986

Filename

947986