DocumentCode
796456
Title
Temporal responses of actively modelocked erbium-doped fibre laser irradiated by gamma-rays
Author
Johns, S.T. ; Hayduk, M.J. ; Bussjager, R.J. ; Gerhardstein, C.M. ; Vettese, E.K. ; Fanto, M.L. ; Taylor, E.W.
Author_Institution
Sensors Directorate, Air Force Res. Lab., Rome, NY, USA
Volume
39
Issue
18
fYear
2003
Firstpage
1310
Lastpage
1312
Abstract
An actively modelocked erbium-doped fibre laser (EDFL) was irradiated with three separate doses that totalled 22 krad(Si). These in situ experiments allowed system performance to be monitored before, during, and after irradiation of the EDFL by gamma-rays. The optical pulse width, centre wavelength and bandwidth did not significantly change. Recovery periods between irradiation allowed the EDFL to anneal and recover a portion of its pre-irradiation output power.
Keywords
annealing; erbium; fibre lasers; gamma-ray effects; laser mode locking; 22 krad; active mode locking; annealing; bandwidth; centre wavelength; erbium-doped fibre laser; gamma-ray irradiation; optical pulse width; output power; recovery; temporal response;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20030849
Filename
1234613
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