Title :
Suppression of relaxation oscillations in tunable fiber lasers with a nonlinear amplified loop mirror
Author :
Chieng, Yew Tai ; Cowle, Gregory J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Sydney Univ., NSW, Australia
fDate :
5/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The concept of relaxation oscillation damping in a tunable fiber laser with a nonlinear absorber or loss element is demonstrated, using a dual-cavity erbium-doped fiber laser. A nonlinear amplified loop mirror was employed as the nonlinear loss element to facilitate damping. Experimental results exhibiting complete elimination of relaxation oscillations are presented.<>
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser accessories; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser tuning; mirrors; nonlinear optics; oscillations; dual-cavity erbium-doped fiber laser; loss element; nonlinear absorber; nonlinear amplified loop mirror; nonlinear loss element; relaxation oscillation damping; relaxation oscillations; tunable fiber laser; tunable fiber lasers; Damping; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Lasers and electrooptics; Mirrors; Tunable circuits and devices;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
