Title :
Tunable erbium-doped fiber laser with a reflection Mach-Zehnder interferometer
Author :
Chieng, Yew Tai ; Minasian, R.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Sydney Univ., NSW, Australia
Abstract :
The concept of a tunable erbium-doped fiber ring laser based on a reflection Mach-Zehnder interferometer is presented. The principle of operation is demonstrated with a fiber version of the interferometer which gave a tuning range of 39 nm. With current electro-optic devices, high speed tuning should be possible.<>
Keywords :
electro-optical devices; erbium; fibre lasers; laser tuning; light interferometers; ring lasers; electro-optic devices; fiber version; high speed tuning; principle of operation; reflection Mach-Zehnder interferometer; tunable erbium-doped fiber ring laser; tuning range; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser tuning; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical fiber devices; Optical interferometry; Optical reflection; Pump lasers; Ring lasers; Sagnac interferometers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
