Title :
Fast wavelength-swept fiber laser using electro-optic polarization controller
Author :
Kim, Chang-Seok ; Farokhrooz, Fatima ; Sharma, Utkarsh ; Kang, Jin U.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
Fast wavelength-swept fiber laser is experimentally demonstrated using electro-optic waveguide polarization controller. Intra-cavity fiber Sagnac loop and saturable absorber filter are used to achieve fast and continuous sweeping of the single-wavelength fiber laser.
Keywords :
electro-optical filters; fibre lasers; optical saturable absorption; ring lasers; electro-optic waveguide polarization controller; fast wavelength-swept fiber laser; intra-cavity fiber Sagnac loop; saturable absorber filter;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
