A Tunable Er3+-Doped Fiber Laser by Use of an Integrated Optics Mach-Zehnder Interferometer

Wavelength tunability of an Er 3+ -doped fiber laser is reported by the use of an integrated optics Mach-Zehnder interferometer driven electro-optically. A pump laser threshold of 5 mW and a continuous tunable band from 1530 nm to 1554 nm are achieved with a drive voltage varying between 0 to +7 vol...

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Published in:Fiber and integrated optics 2001-05, Vol.20 (3), p.221-229
Main Author: N. Azami, A. SaÏssy, M. P. De Micheli, G. Monnom, D. B. Ostrowsky, P. Mollier
Format: Article
Language:English
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Fiber Laser Tunability
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Summary:Wavelength tunability of an Er 3+ -doped fiber laser is reported by the use of an integrated optics Mach-Zehnder interferometer driven electro-optically. A pump laser threshold of 5 mW and a continuous tunable band from 1530 nm to 1554 nm are achieved with a drive voltage varying between 0 to +7 volts. An evaluation of the design and improvements are given based on the experimental and theoretical analysis.
ISSN:0146-8030
1096-4681
DOI:10.1080/01468030118450