Title :
Optimising erbium-doped DFB fibre laser length with respect to maximum output power
Author :
Lauridsen, V.C. ; Povlsen, J.H. ; Varming, P.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Commun., Opt., & Mater., Tech. Univ., Lyngby
fDate :
2/18/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
It is shown that intrinsic loss gives severe limitations on the obtainable output power from a distributed feedback fibre laser and that the optimum coupling coefficient will decrease when the cavity length is increased
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; erbium; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; optical losses; DFB fibre laser; cavity length; coupling coefficient; intrinsic loss; laser length optimisation; maximum output power; obtainable output power;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19990192
