Title :
Fiber Ring Laser Using Optical Fiber Microdisk as Reflection Mirror
Author :
Tian, Zhaobing ; Bianucci, Pablo ; Plant, David V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We report on an erbium-doped fiber ring laser using a glass microdisk as a narrow linewidth reflection mirror. The microdisk is made of optical fibers through simple fabrication steps and it has a measured Q-factor of 7.8 × 106. The fiber ring laser has a linewidth of less than 0.16 pm, wavelength stability of ±1.2 pm, and power stability of ±0.3 dB.
Keywords :
Q-factor; fibre lasers; microdisc lasers; optical glass; ring lasers; Q-factor; erbium-doped fiber ring laser; glass; narrow linewidth reflection mirror; optical fiber microdisk; optical fibers; power stability; wavelength stability; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Glass; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fibers; Q factor; Fiber ring laser; Q-factor; microcavity; microdisk; whispering-gallery mode;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2012.2204244
