Title :
Single frequency actively Q-switched 2 μm fiber laser by using highly Tm-doped germanate fiber
Author :
Shi, Wei ; Petersen, Eliot B. ; Moor, Nick ; Chavez-Pirson, Arturo ; Peyghambarian, Nasser
Author_Institution :
NP Photonics Inc., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
We report a unique all-fiber single-frequency actively Q-switched laser operating at ~1920 nm by using a piezo to press the fiber in the fiber Bragg grating cavity and modulate the fiber birefringence, enabling Q-switching.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; Q-switching; birefringence; optical fibre amplifiers; thulium; fiber Bragg grating cavity; fiber birefringence; highly germanate fiber; single frequency actively q-switched fiber laser; size 2 mum; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber gratings; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
