Title :
Fiber-birefringence tuning technique for an erbium-doped fiber ring laser
Author :
Humphrey, Paul D. ; Bowers, John E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
A method of tuning fiber lasers is described and demonstrated. The state of polarization in the fiber is controlled using the strain-induced birefringence of several fiber coils. The fiber laser was tuned over a 33-nm tuning range by rotating a single fiber-coil halfwave plate.<>
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser tuning; mechanical birefringence; ring lasers; Er doped fibre ring laser; fiber coils; fibre birefringence tuning; halfwave plate; polarisation state; strain-induced birefringence; Birefringence; Coils; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber gratings; Filters; Laser tuning; Optical control; Optical fiber polarization; Ring lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
