Frequency instability in Er/Yb fiber grating lasers due to heating by nonradiative transitions

Authors
Man, WS Xu, YZ Tam, HY Demokan, MS
Citation
Ws. Man et al., Frequency instability in Er/Yb fiber grating lasers due to heating by nonradiative transitions, IEEE PHOTON, 11(11), 1999, pp. 1390-1392
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN journal
10411135 → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
11
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1390 - 1392
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(199911)11:11<1390:FIIEFG>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Heating of the Er/Yb-codoped fiber lasers due to strong pump absorption was found to cause large frequency fluctuation in addition to lasing wavelengt h shift. Laser frequency fluctuation of up to 1.7 GHz was measured by using an absorption line of an acetylene gas cell. The large frequency fluctuati on was reduced to less than 80 MHz with proper cooling of the laser.