FEEDBACK-INDUCED POLARIZATION SWITCHING IN A ND-DOPED FIBER LASER

Authors
MEZIANE B SANCHEZ F STEPHAN GM FRANCOIS PL
Citation
B. Meziane et al., FEEDBACK-INDUCED POLARIZATION SWITCHING IN A ND-DOPED FIBER LASER, Optics letters, 19(23), 1994, pp. 1970-1972
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01469592
Volume
19
Issue
23
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1970 - 1972
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(1994)19:23<1970:FPSIAN>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
We demonstrate a switching effect between the two polarization eigenst ates of a Nd-doped fiber laser when it is subjected to an optical feed back signal. Conditions for an optimization of this effect are recogni zed to depend on the relative orientation of the fiber eigenaxes and t he polarization states of the pump and feedback beams.