Highly accurate method for single-mode fiber laser wavelength measurement

Author

Hernández-Cordero, J. ; Kozlov, V.A. ; Morse, T.F.

Author_Institution

Inst. de Investigaciones en Mater., Univ. Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico

Volume

14

Issue

1

fYear

2002

Firstpage

83

Lastpage

85

Abstract

We propose a simple technique by which the wavelength of a single-mode fiber laser can be easily measured to accuracy of the order of 1 pm. The technique is based on the wavelength dependence of polarization mode beating frequencies. Direct application of this method for wavelength stabilization of fiber lasers and the possibility of obtaining information about the polarization mode dispersion of the fiber used within the laser cavity are discussed.

Keywords

fibre lasers; laser frequency stability; laser tuning; laser variables measurement; optical fibre polarisation; fiber laser wavelength stabilization; high accuracy method; laser cavity; laser tuning; polarization mode beating frequencies; polarization mode dispersion; single-mode fiber laser; wavelength dependence; wavelength measurement; Birefringence; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.974169

Filename

974169