Title :
Splice-Free Fiber Laser Array
Author :
Tikhomirov, Andrey ; Foster, Scott ; Liguo Luo ; Edvell, G.
Author_Institution :
Technol. Maritime Oper. Div., Defence Sci. & Technol. Organ., Edinburgh, SA, Australia
Abstract :
We propose and investigate a novel splice-free fiber laser array architecture that uses a double-core fiber where one of the cores is active and the other is passive. Fiber tapers were implemented to transmit the light at the pump and signal wavelengths between cores. Experimental results on coupling between cores are presented for two different fibers. A two-element monolithic fiber laser array is demonstrated.
Keywords :
acousto-optical devices; fibre lasers; fibre optic sensors; laser arrays; optical directional couplers; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre fabrication; splicing; acoustic sensor; coupling; double-core fiber; evanescent directional couplers; fiber tapers; splice-free fiber laser array; two-element monolithic fiber laser array; Arrays; Couplers; Couplings; Fiber lasers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber sensors; Acoustic sensing; double core fiber; fiber laser sensor; fiber sensor array; optical fiber couplers; wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2012.2233460
