• DocumentCode
    755565
  • Title

    Derivation of the mode build-up time of tunable fiber lasers

  • Author

    Chieng, Yew Tai

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Sydney Univ., NSW, Australia
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1996
  • Firstpage
    212
  • Lastpage
    214
  • Abstract
    An analytical expression for the mode build-up time of tunable fiber lasers is derived, based on a plane-wave lumped-circuit laser model and a two-level atomic system. Limiting parameters for the design of a high-speed tunable fiber laser can therefore be identified.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser tuning; ring lasers; analytical expression; design; high-speed tunable fiber laser; limiting parameters; mode build-up time; plane-wave lumped-circuit laser model; tunable fiber lasers; two-level atomic system; Atom lasers; Damping; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Pump lasers; Ring lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.484244
  • Filename
    484244