Title :
Reduction of spatial hole burning by singlephase modulator in linear Nd3+ fibre laser
Author :
Sabert, H. ; Koch, A. ; Ulrich, R.
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. Hamburg-Harburg, Germany
Abstract :
Spatial hole burning and mode jumping in a linear Nd3+ fibre laser are suppressed by inserting an integrating optical phase modulator at one end of the resonator and a section of undoped fibre at the other end. At 1088 nm a linewidth of 40 MHz is obtained.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser mode locking; neodymium; optical hole burning; optical modulation; 1088 nm; 40 MHz; integrating optical phase modulator; linear Nd 3+ fibre laser; linewidth; mode jumping suppression; section of undoped fibre; spatial hole burning reduction;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19911346