Simple multiwavelength time-division multiplexed laser for H2O absorption measurements

Author

Kraetschmer, Thilo ; Sanders, Scott T.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech. Eng., Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

fYear

2008

fDate

4-9 May 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We present a multiwavelength, time-division multiplexed laser that continuously cycles through 10 stable, tunable and spectrally narrow wavelengths at 30 kHz for absorption measurements in the R-branch of the v1+n3 band of H₂O (1330-1380 nm).

Keywords

Bragg gratings; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; measurement by laser beam; semiconductor optical amplifiers; time division multiplexing; water; H₂O; R-branch; absorption measurement; fiber Bragg gratings; frequency 30 kHz; laser cavity; laser design; multiwavelength laser; semiconductor-based booster optical amplifier; single-mode fiber; time-division multiplexed laser; v1+n3 band; wavelength 1330 nm to 1380 nm; Absorption; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser stability; Optical arrays; Optical fiber polarization; Semiconductor lasers; Time division multiplexing; Water; (060.3735) Fiber Bragg gratings; (060.4230) Multiplexing; (110.4234) Multispectral and hyperspectral imaging; (250.5980) Semiconductor optical amplifiers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

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

Type

conf

Filename

4571725