Delayed self-heterodyne interferometer measurements of narrow linewidth fiber lasers

Author

Havstad, S.A. ; Xie, Yingtao ; Sahin, A.B. ; Pan, Z. ; Willner, Alan E. ; Fischer, B.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. Syst., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

fYear

2000

fDate

7-12 May 2000

Firstpage

310

Lastpage

311

Abstract

Summary form only given. Narrow linewidth lasers are critical for many scientific applications, including sensing, coherent signal generation, the study of quantum phenomena, and phase-sensitive systems. One key practical technology for generating narrow linewidths is the fiber ring laser. The delayed self-heterodyne interferometer (DSHI), in which one arm is delayed to decorrelate the phases of the optical fields before recombination, is commonly used for laser linewidth measurements.

Keywords

fibre lasers; heterodyne detection; laser feedback; laser variables measurement; light interferometry; coherent signal generation; delayed self-heterodyne interferometer; delayed self-heterodyne interferometer measurements; laser linewidth measurement; narrow linewidth fiber lasers; narrow linewidths; optical fields; phase-sensitive systems; quantum phenomena; scientific applications; sensing; Bit rate; Couplers; Delay; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Power generation; Power measurement; Ring lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Shape;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-634-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2000.907051

Filename

907051