Title :
Narrow linewidth volume Bragg grating stabilized Thulium fiber laser
Author :
McComb, Timothy ; Sudesh, Vikas ; Richardson, Martin
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL
Abstract :
A spectrometer resolution limited 300 pm linewidth is achieved in a volume Bragg grating stabilized Thulium fiber laser. Slope efficiency and output power are comparable to a similar resonator formed by a broadband high reflectivity mirror.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; fibre lasers; laser mirrors; laser stability; reflectivity; spectral line narrowing; thulium; Tm; broadband mirror; high reflectivity mirror; narrow linewidth grating; spectrometer resolution; thulium fiber laser; volume Bragg grating; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser stability; Lenses; Mirrors; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; (050.7330) Volume gratings; (140.3510) Lasers, fiber;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
