• DocumentCode
    1058698
  • Title

    Reduced Acceleration Sensitivity of Fiber Lasers

  • Author

    Ames, Gregory H. ; Hansen, Christopher M. ; Poulsen, Christian V. ; Maguire, Jason M.

  • Author_Institution
    Div. Newport, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport, RI
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    17
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    3149
  • Lastpage
    3154
  • Abstract
    A new packaging design is presented for an erbium-doped fiber laser, which is shown to greatly reduce the sensitivity of the laser frequency noise to environmental acceleration. The laser´s performance makes it suitable for applications in interferometric systems in field environments where the laser may be exposed to high vibration.
  • Keywords
    erbium; fibre lasers; light interferometry; packaging; sensitivity; erbium doped fiber laser; fiber lasers; interferometric systems; packaging design; reduced acceleration sensitivity; Acceleration; Distributed feedback devices; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical design; Packaging; Fiber laser; frequency noise; interferometer; phase noise;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JLT.2008.920120
  • Filename
    4738473