Title :
All-fiber passively Q-switched laser by a symmetrical nonlinear optical loop mirror with nonlinear polarization rotation
Author :
Song, Y.J. ; Zhan, L. ; Ji, J.H. ; Xia, Y.X.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt. & Photonics, Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., China
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate an all-fiber passively Q-switched erbium fiber laser by the symmetrical nonlinear optical loop mirror with nonlinear polarization rotation. And this Q-switched laser has the all-fiber nature.
Keywords :
Q-switching; erbium; fibre lasers; light polarisation; nonlinear optics; optical fibre couplers; erbium fiber laser; nonlinear polarization rotation; passively Q-switched laser; symmetrical nonlinear optical loop mirror;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1