Title :
Low Noise High Power Solid State Laser for 1550 nm Wavelength Band
Author :
van Leeuwen, R. ; Watkins, L.S. ; Ghosh, C. ; Gandham, R. ; Leffler, S.R. ; Xu, B. ; Wang, Q.
Author_Institution :
Princeton Optronics, Mercerville, NJ
Abstract :
At Princeton Optronics we have developed a high power diode pumped Er:Yb co-doped phosphate glass laser. We have developed a patented noise reduction technology based on intra-cavity non-linear absorption, which reduces the relative intensity noise (RIN) at the relaxation oscillation frequency by more than 50dB to -130 dB/Hz. In addition we have designed and built high stability lockers for stabilizing the frequency of the laser
Keywords :
erbium; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser frequency stability; laser noise; light absorption; nonlinear optics; phosphate glasses; solid lasers; ytterbium; 1550 nm; Princeton Optronics; diode pumped Er:Yb co-doped phosphate glass laser; intra-cavity nonlinear absorption; laser frequency stabilization; low noise high power solid state laser; noise reduction technology; relative intensity noise reduction; relaxation oscillation frequency; stability lockers; Diodes; Frequency; Glass; Laser excitation; Laser noise; Laser stability; Noise reduction; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.279103
