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Title: Fiber-birefringence tuning technique for an erbium-doped fiber ring laser

Abstract

A new method of tuning fiber lasers is described and demonstrated. The state of polarization in the fiber is controlled using the strain-induced birefringence of several fiber coils. The fiber laser was tuned over a 33-nm tuning range by rotating a single fiber-coil halfwave plate.

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States). Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5949527
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 5:1; Journal ID: ISSN 1041-1135
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; RING LASERS; TUNING; SOLID STATE LASERS; DOPED MATERIALS; ERBIUM; FIBERS; POLARIZATION; WAVELENGTHS; ELEMENTS; LASERS; MATERIALS; METALS; RARE EARTHS; 426002* - Engineering- Lasers & Masers- (1990-)

Citation Formats

Humphrey, P D, and Bowers, J E. Fiber-birefringence tuning technique for an erbium-doped fiber ring laser. United States: N. p., 1993. Web. doi:10.1109/68.185051.
Humphrey, P D, & Bowers, J E. Fiber-birefringence tuning technique for an erbium-doped fiber ring laser. United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/68.185051
Humphrey, P D, and Bowers, J E. 1993. "Fiber-birefringence tuning technique for an erbium-doped fiber ring laser". United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/68.185051.
@article{osti_5949527,
title = {Fiber-birefringence tuning technique for an erbium-doped fiber ring laser},
author = {Humphrey, P D and Bowers, J E},
abstractNote = {A new method of tuning fiber lasers is described and demonstrated. The state of polarization in the fiber is controlled using the strain-induced birefringence of several fiber coils. The fiber laser was tuned over a 33-nm tuning range by rotating a single fiber-coil halfwave plate.},
doi = {10.1109/68.185051},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5949527}, journal = {IEEE Photonics Technology Letters (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States)},
issn = {1041-1135},
number = ,
volume = 5:1,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993}
}