Title :
Tellurite fiber Raman laser with a tunable range over 170 nm
Author :
Qin, Guanshi ; Liao, Meisong ; Suzuki, Takenobu ; Mori, Atsushi ; Ohishi, Yasutake
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., Atsugi
Abstract :
We demonstrate a widely tunable ring-cavity tellurite fiber Raman laser covering the S+C+L+U band. A high optical signal-to-noise ratio of over 60 dB for almost all the tunable range is also obtained.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; erbium; fibre lasers; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; ring lasers; tellurium compounds; thulium; TeJkJk:Er; TeJkJk:Tm; optical signal-to-noise ratio; tellurite fiber Raman laser; tunable ring-cavity laser; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688545
