Title :
Residual pumping power reused in fiber ring laser for pump slope improvement
Author :
Liaw, Shien-Kuei ; Hong, Kuan-Lun ; Jhong, Guo-Sing ; Lee, Cheng-Ling
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ. of Sci. & Tech., Taipei
Abstract :
We report an improved configuration for fiber ring laser by using a broadband fiber mirror as reflective fiber component. The threshold power, lasing power, SMSR, and slope efficiency are improved as compare to conventional ones.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser beams; laser mirrors; optical pumping; ring lasers; SMSR; broadband fiber mirror; fiber ring laser; lasing power; pump slope improvement; reflective fiber component; residual pumping power; slope efficiency; threshold power; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser noise; Mirrors; Optical fiber couplers; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Ring lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610390
