DocumentCode
1221927
Title
Synchronized Tunable 
-Switched Fiber Lasers Using Deformable Achromatic Microelectromechanical Mirror
Author
Bouyge, D. ; Crunteanu, A. ; Couderc, V. ; Sabourdy, D. ; Blondy, P.
Author_Institution
XLIM Res. Inst., Univ. of Limoges, Limoges
Volume
20
Issue
12
fYear
2008
fDate
6/15/2008 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
991
Lastpage
993
Abstract
We report the synchronization of actively -switched erbium- and ytterbium-doped fiber lasers by means of a single electrostatically actuated deformable metallic micromirror. Synchronized and tunable pulse trains were generated at 1.064 and 1.55 mum with a pulse duration and repetition rate of ~1.5 mus and 32 kHz, respectively. The output dual wavelength beam is then converted in a nonlinear crystal designed for sum frequency generation. Tunable output red radiation close to 630 nm is obtained.
Keywords
Q-switching; erbium; fibre lasers; micromirrors; optical frequency conversion; synchronisation; ytterbium; JkJk:Er; JkJk:Yb; deformable achromatic microelectromechanical mirror; erbium-doped fiber laser; nonlinear crystal; output dual wavelength beam; output red radiation; pulse trains; sum frequency generation; synchronization; tunable Q-switched fiber lasers; wavelength 1.064 mum; wavelength 1.55 mum; ytterbium-doped fiber laser; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Frequency synchronization; Infrared spectra; Laser tuning; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength conversion; Frequency conversion; microoptoelectromechanical system (MOEMS); multiwavelength $Q$ -switched fiber lasers; tunable radiation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2008.923747
Filename
4523968
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