Title :
Subpicosecond all-fibre erbium laser
Author :
Duling, 1.N., III
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
3/14/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A nonlinear amplifying loop mirror has been turned into a laser by feedback of the output to the input through a fibre-pigtailed optical isolator. After some optimisation, pulses as short as 314 fs were produced. The pump powers are low enough that laser diodes could be used for pumping.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; mirrors; nonlinear optics; optical isolators; optical pumping; 314 fs; Er 3+-doped fibre; feedback; fibre lasers; fibre-pigtailed optical isolator; laser diodes; nonlinear amplifying loop mirror; optimisation; pump powers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19910342
