Title :
Wavelength tunability in a Nd-doped fiber laser with an intracavity polarizer
Author :
Ghera, Uri ; Konforti, Nairn ; Tur, Moshe
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Tel-Aviv Univ., Israel
Abstract :
When an intracavity polarizer is introduced into a Fabry-Perot Nd-doped fiber laser, wide wavelength tunability is achieved either by rotating the polarizer or by varying, the fiber birefringence with an in-line polarization controller. The intracavity polariser also produces considerable line-narrowing. A model based on birefringence dispersion is proposed.<>
Keywords :
birefringence; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; neodymium; optical dispersion; optical polarisers; Fabry Perot laser; Nd-doped fiber laser; birefringence dispersion; fiber birefringence; in-line polarization controller; intracavity polarizer; line-narrowing; polariser rotation; wide wavelength tunability; Birefringence; Fabry-Perot; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Pump lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
