• DocumentCode
    1348499
  • Title

    Selfstarting, passively modelocked erbium fibre ring laser based on the amplifying Sagnac switch

  • Author

    Richardson, D.J. ; Laming, R.I. ; Payne, David N. ; Matsas, V. ; Phillips, M.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    3/14/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    542
  • Lastpage
    544
  • Abstract
    A novel self-starting, passively mode-locked erbium fibre laser is reported. The scheme is based on the reflection properties of a nonlinear amplifying loop mirror and provides a stable source of picosecond pulses.
  • Keywords
    erbium; fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; mirrors; nonlinear optics; ring lasers; Er 3+-doped fibre; amplifying Sagnac switch; fibre laser; nonlinear amplifying loop mirror; passively mode-locked; picosecond pulses; reflection properties; ring laser; stable source;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19910341
  • Filename
    84752
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1348499