Single-frequency and polarization-stable oscillation of Fabry-Perot fiber laser using a nonpolarization-maintaining fiber and an intracavity etalon

Author

Takushima, Yuichi ; Yamashita, Shinji ; Kikuchi, Kazuro ; Hotate, Kazuo

Author_Institution

Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Tokyo Univ., Japan

Volume

8

Issue

11

fYear

1996

Firstpage

1468

Lastpage

1470

Abstract

We propose a novel configuration of Fabry-Perot fiber lasers for achieving single-frequency and polarization-stable oscillation. The laser consists of a nonpolarization-maintaining active fiber, Faraday rotator mirrors, and a specially designed intracavity frequency-selective element. An erbium-doped fiber laser is actually constructed according to the cavity design, and we can observe stable single longitudinal-mode oscillation.

Keywords

Fabry-Perot resonators; Faraday effect; erbium; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser frequency stability; laser mirrors; light interferometers; optical communication equipment; optical fibre polarisation; optical rotation; Fabry-Perot fiber laser; Fabry-Perot fiber lasers; Faraday rotator mirrors; cavity design; erbium-doped fiber laser; intracavity etalon; intracavity frequency-selective element; nonpolarization-maintaining active fiber; nonpolarization-maintaining fiber; polarization-stable oscillation; single-frequency oscillation; stable single longitudinal-mode oscillation; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fabry-Perot; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser modes; Laser stability; Mirrors; Optical design; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.541552

Filename

541552