DocumentCode
1073178
Title
A universal fiber-optic (UFO) measurement system based on a near-IR fiber Raman laser
Author
Cohen, Leonard G. ; Lin, Chinlon
Author_Institution
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Volume
14
Issue
11
fYear
1978
fDate
11/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
855
Lastpage
859
Abstract
A universal fiber-optic measurement system, which is useful for measuring loss and dispersion in the 
m wavelength region, is described. The source is a silica fiber Raman laser pumped by a mode-locked and 
-switched Nd:YAG laser at 1.06 μm. Subnanosecond multiple-Stokes pulses in the 
m wavelength region are generated in a low-loss single-mode silica fiber. The use of this near-infrared fiber Raman laser for characterizing various transmission properties of single and multimode test fibers is demonstrated. Loss spectra, intramodal dispersion, and intermodal dispersion data are obtained in the wavelength region of minimum loss and minimum material dispersion for silica fibers.
m wavelength region, is described. The source is a silica fiber Raman laser pumped by a mode-locked and -switched Nd:YAG laser at 1.06 μm. Subnanosecond multiple-Stokes pulses in the m wavelength region are generated in a low-loss single-mode silica fiber. The use of this near-infrared fiber Raman laser for characterizing various transmission properties of single and multimode test fibers is demonstrated. Loss spectra, intramodal dispersion, and intermodal dispersion data are obtained in the wavelength region of minimum loss and minimum material dispersion for silica fibers.Keywords
Dispersion; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Loss measurement; Optical fiber testing; Pump lasers; Silicon compounds; Stimulated emission; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1978.1069714
Filename
1069714
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