A Tunable Er3+-Doped Fiber Laser by Use of an Integrated Optics Mach-Zehnder Interferometer |
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| Authors: | N Azami A SaÏssy M P De Micheli G Monnom D B Ostrowsky P Mollier |
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| Institution: | California Institute of Technology , Mail Stop 128-95, Pasaden, CA, 91125 |
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| Abstract: | Wavelength tunability of an Er3+-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. |
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| Keywords: | Fiber Laser Tunability |
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