• DocumentCode
    910620
  • Title

    Fibre laser with adjustable fibre reflector for wavelength tuning and variable output coupling

  • Author

    Millar, Colin A. ; Miller, Iain D. ; Mortimore, David B. ; Ainslie, B.James ; Urquhart, Paul

  • Author_Institution
    British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
  • Volume
    135
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    8/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    303
  • Lastpage
    309
  • Abstract
    Fibre-loop reflectors are applied to Nd3+ doped fibre lasers operating in the 4F3/2→4 I11/2 transition. The splitting ratio of the fused fibre coupler used in a loop reflector is varied thermo-optically, giving rise to a spectral variation in the reflectivity of the device. Using the fibre loop in a configuration with a broadband dielectric mirror to form a resonant cavity, the authors demonstrate wavelength tuning of the fibre laser and continuously variable power output for a constant pump power
  • Keywords
    fibre optics; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; neodymium; optical couplers; silicon compounds; solid lasers; thermoreflectance; Nd3+ doped fibre lasers; SiO2:GeO2,P2O5,Nd 3+ laser; adjustable fibre reflector; broadband dielectric mirror; constant pump power; fibre laser; fused fibre coupler; loop reflector; resonant cavity; silica; splitting ratio; variable output coupling; wavelength tuning;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Optoelectronics, IEE Proceedings J
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0267-3932
  • Type

    jour

  • Filename
    21808
    • Link To Document
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