Title :
Spatial mode switchable, wavelength tunable erbium doped fiber laser incorporating a spatial light modulator
Author :
Jung, Yongmin ; Li, Zuyi ; Wong, N.H.-L. ; Daniel, J.M.O. ; Sahu, J.K. ; Alam, S.U. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We present a 2-mode group, switchable spatial mode erbium doped fiber laser incorporating a spatial light modulator. The laser wavelength can be tuned using an intra-cavity wavelength selective filter and provides >10dB extinction ratio between LP01/LP11 modes.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser tuning; spatial light modulators; LP01-LP11 mode ratio; extinction ratio; intra-cavity wavelength selective filter; laser wavelength; spatial light modulator; spatial mode switchable fiber laser; wavelength tunable erbium doped fiber laser; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Th4A.5
