• DocumentCode
    520605
  • Title

    Auto-stabilization of ring lasers based on whispering gallery mode resonators

  • Author

    Sprenger, B. ; Schwefel, H.G.L. ; Wang, L.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Max Planck Inst. for the Sci. of Light, Erlangen, Germany
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present a stabilized ring laser using a whispering gallery mode resonator. Experiments using microspheres with quality (Q) factors of 108 show lasing linewidths down to 170 kHz, limited by the resolution of the measurement.
  • Keywords
    Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser modes; Laser stability; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical resonators; Pump lasers; Ring lasers; Whispering gallery modes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5500192