Single-frequency and polarization-stable oscillation of Fabry-Perot fiber laser using a nonpolarization-maintaining fiber and an intracavity etalon

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1468-1470

  Takushima, Yuichi ^a   Yamashita, Shinji ^b   Kikuchi, Kazuro ^b   Hotate, Kazuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; ERBIUM; LASER MODES; LASER RESONATORS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL FILTERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

FABRY PEROT FIBER LASER; FARADAY ROTATOR MIRRORS;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0030291685     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.541552     Document Type: Article

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