Suppression of self-pulsing behavior in erbium-doped fiber lasers with resonant pumping: experimental results
- Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ (United Kingdom)
Experimental results are presented showing that resonant pumping can significantly improve the stability of erbium-doped fiber lasers. In particular, it is observed that an erbium fiber laser that exhibits sustained spiking behavior when pumped at 980nm will revert to stable cw operation when pumped at 1510nm. {copyright} {ital 1996 Optical Society of America.}
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 436479
- Journal Information:
- Optics Letters, Journal Name: Optics Letters Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 21; ISSN OPLEDP; ISSN 0146-9592
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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