Title :
Multipass amplifiers using optical circulators
Author :
Krasinski, J. ; Heller, D.F. ; Band, Y.B.
Author_Institution :
Allied-Signal Inc., Morristown, NJ, USA
fDate :
5/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A method of multipassing a pulse of light through an amplifier using an optical circulator, a nonreciprocal component composed of polarization beam splitters and a Faraday rotator, is presented. The pulse can be double, triple, or quadrupole passed through the amplifier depending upon the arrangement of the optical circulator. Numerical calculations and experimental results for multipass amplifiers are presented
Keywords :
Faraday effect; light polarisation; nonlinear optics; Faraday rotator; multipass amplifiers; optical circulators; polarization beam splitters; Circulators; Optical amplifiers; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical retarders; Oscillators; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Structural beams;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
