OPTICALLY AMPLITUDE-STABILIZED TUNABLE ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER LASER WITH LESS-THAN-20-MU-S TUNING SPEED

Authors
CHIENG YT COWLE GJ MINASIAN RA
Citation
Yt. Chieng et al., OPTICALLY AMPLITUDE-STABILIZED TUNABLE ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER LASER WITH LESS-THAN-20-MU-S TUNING SPEED, Electronics Letters, 31(17), 1995, pp. 1451-1452
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Electronics Letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00135194
Volume
31
Issue
17
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1451 - 1452
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(1995)31:17<1451:OATEFL>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
An acousto-optic tuned erbium-doped fibre laser is demonstrated which exhibits a tuning speed of <20 mu s over a bandwidth of >220nm, with n o relaxation oscillations. Relaxation oscillations are eliminated by a n all-optical technique involving a nonlinear amplified loop mirror.