Tunability limitations on a fiber oscillator for optical communication systems

Kenneth J. Teegarden; Reinhard K. Erdmann; Salahuddin Qazi

doi:10.1117/12.141717

26 February 1993 Tunability limitations on a fiber oscillator for optical communication systems

Kenneth J. Teegarden, Reinhard K. Erdmann, Salahuddin Qazi

Proceedings Volume 1790, Analog Photonics; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.141717
Event: Fibers '92, 1992, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

A tunable erbium doped fiber ring laser, pumped with a 980 nm InGaAs diode laser was constructed. Output power as a function of pump power and output wavelength for a given fiber length was measured. Spectral and temporal analysis of the signal showed mode-locked pulses of short duration and broad frequency content, as well as a CW component confined to a relatively narrow optical frequency range. The mechanisms for this type of mode-locking are discussed as well as the limitations placed on the lasing line width and spectral tunability.

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Kenneth J. Teegarden, Reinhard K. Erdmann, and Salahuddin Qazi "Tunability limitations on a fiber oscillator for optical communication systems", Proc. SPIE 1790, Analog Photonics, (26 February 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.141717

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