Spectral characteristics of an all solid-state frequency-shifted feedback laser

Author

Nakamura, Koichiro ; Abe, Fumitoshi ; Kasahara, Kumio ; Hara, Takefumi ; Sato, Manabu ; Ito, Hiromasa

Author_Institution

Res. Inst. of Electr. Commun., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan

Volume

33

Issue

1

fYear

1997

fDate

1/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

103

Lastpage

111

Abstract

A laser cavity closed via the first-order diffracted light of an acoustooptic modulator is referred to as a frequency-shifted feedback laser (FSF laser). This laser exhibits outstanding features in its oscillation spectrum. We previously demonstrated the first oscillation of an all solid-state FSF laser, and it turned out experimentally that the oscillation spectrum consists of a continuously chirped comb of frequency components. Furthermore, we have been investigating oscillation dynamics both experimentally and analytically for a better understanding of FSF laser. Here experimental results and analyses on the spectral characteristics of the laser are discussed

Keywords

acousto-optical modulation; chirp modulation; laser cavity resonators; laser feedback; light diffraction; solid lasers; time resolved spectra; acoustooptic modulator; all solid-state FSF laser; all solid-state frequency-shifted feedback laser; continuously chirped comb; first oscillation; first-order diffracted light; frequency components; frequency-shifted feedback laser; laser cavity; oscillation dynamics; oscillation spectrum; spectral characteristics; Diffraction; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits; State feedback;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.554902

Filename

554902