Title :
Pump-wavelength-locked erbium-doped fibre amplifier employing novel external cavity for 0.98 mu m laser diode
Author :
Masuda, Hiroji ; Aida, Kyoko ; Nakagawa, Koichi ; Yoshino, Kohzoh ; Wada, Masaki ; Temmyo, J.
Author_Institution :
NTT Transmission Systems Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
A novel external cavity configurations for a 0.98 mu m strained quantum-well LD set in an erbium-doped fibre amplifier allows the pump wavelength to be locked to within 0.6 nm for LD temperatures from 18.5 to 39 degrees C, and LD drive currents from 40 to 120 mA.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; optical pumping; semiconductor junction lasers; 0.98 micron; 18.5 to 39 degC; 40 to 120 mA; Er-doped fibre amplifier; LD drive currents; LD temperatures; external cavity configurations; laser diode; pump wavelength locking; strained quantum-well LD;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19921187
