Title :
Actively Q-switched all-fiber laser with a fiber Bragg grating of variable reflectivity
Author :
Ding-Wei Huang ; Wen-Fung Liu ; Yang, C.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
A Q-switched fiber laser using an acoustically modulated fiber grating was implemented for producing 1550.5 nm pulses of 7.6 /spl mu/J in pulse energy, 150 nsec in pulse width, and 5 kHz in repetition frequency.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; Q-switching; acousto-optical modulation; fiber lasers; reflectivity; 150 ns; 1550.5 nm; 7.6 muJ; Q-switched fiber laser; acoustically modulated fiber grating; actively Q-switched all-fiber laser; fiber Bragg grating; nsec pulse width; pulse energy; repetition frequency; variable reflectivity; Acoustic waves; Bragg gratings; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Optical coupling; Optical fiber couplers; Reflectivity; Robustness; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868291
