Title :
Tunable travelling-wave laser with a linear cavity configuration
Author :
Khrushchev, I.Yu. ; Tanko, V.A. ; Dianov, E.M.
Author_Institution :
Gen. Phys. Inst., Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia
fDate :
5/25/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A travelling-wave laser with a linear configuration cavity has been demonstrated. The travelling-wave operation is provided by orthogonality of the polarisation states of counterpropagating waves. In a fibre version of the scheme proposed, lasing was obtained at 1.559-1.564 μm, and wavelength tuning was performed by a loop polarisation controller. A linewidth of less than 15 MHz and maximum output power of 18 mW were obtained
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; optical fibre polarisation; spectral line breadth; 1.559 to 1.564 micron; 18 mW; counterpropagating waves; fibre laser; linear cavity configuration; loop polarisation controller; orthogonality; polarisation states; tunable travelling-wave laser; wavelength tuning;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19950630
