Title :
Wavelength stability characteristics of a high-power, amplified superfluorescent source
Author :
Dagenais, Dominique M. ; Goldberg, Lew ; Moeller, Robert P. ; Burns, William K.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
8/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper demonstrates a stable, broad-band two-stage superfluorescent source at 1.55 μm consisting of an erbium-doped fiber (EDF) seed source and a high-power Er-Yb fiber amplifier. The source exhibited from 140 to 220 mW of power, 18 to 28 nm bandwidth, with an estimated mean wavelength stability from 1 to 10 ppm. Operating conditions for the seed source and amplifier required to achieve these performance characteristics are described
Keywords :
erbium; fibre optic gyroscopes; laser stability; laser transitions; optical fibre amplifiers; superradiance; ytterbium; 1.55 mum; 140 to 220 mW; erbium-doped fiber seed source; estimated mean wavelength stability; high-power Er-Yb fiber amplifier; high-power amplified superfluorescent source; operating conditions; performance characteristics; stable broad-band two-stage superfluorescent source; wavelength stability characteristics; Bandwidth; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Gyroscopes; High power amplifiers; Laboratories; Optical fiber theory; Sagnac interferometers; Stability; Wavelength measurement;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
