Title :
Optically amplitude-stabilised tunable erbium-doped fibre laser with <20 μs tuning speed
Author :
Chieng, Y.T. ; Cowle, G.J. ; Minasian, R.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Sydney Univ., NSW, Australia
fDate :
8/17/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An acousto-optic tuned erbium-doped fibre laser is demonstrated which exhibits a tuning speed of <20 μs over a bandwidth of >20 nm, with no relaxation oscillations. Relaxation oscillations are eliminated by an all-optical technique involving a nonlinear amplified loop mirror
Keywords :
acousto-optical filters; erbium; fibre lasers; laser mirrors; laser stability; laser tuning; 20 mus; acousto-optic tuned laser; all-optical technique; nonlinear amplified loop mirror; optically amplitude-stabilised laser; relaxation oscillations elimination; tunable Er-doped fibre laser; tuning speed;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19951005
