Design of a single-mode linear-cavity erbium fiber laser utilizing Bragg reflectors

Author

Ball, G.A. ; Glenn, W.H.

Author_Institution

United Technologies Res. Center, East Hartford, CT, USA

Volume

10

Issue

10

fYear

1992

fDate

10/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1338

Lastpage

1343

Abstract

The design constraints required to achieve single-longitudinal-mode operation from a standing-wave, homogeneously broadened, three-level, fiber laser which utilizes intracore Bragg reflectors for cavity feedback are presented. In particular, a closed-form solution to the laser rate equations is found which bounds the region in which only single longitudinal mode operation is supported. The principal resonator geometry to be considered is a two-reflector cavity which utilizes only Bragg reflectors for feedback. Analytical and experimental results are discussed

Keywords

distributed Bragg reflector lasers; erbium; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser theory; cavity feedback; closed-form solution; design constraints; feedback; intracore Bragg reflectors; laser rate equations; resonator geometry; single mode linear cavity Er fibre laser; single-longitudinal-mode operation; standing wave homogeneously broadened three level fibre laser; two-reflector cavity; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser cavity resonators; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Optical design; Optical fibers; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.166773

Filename

166773