Suppression of relaxation oscillations in tunable fiber lasers with a nonlinear amplified loop mirror
- 1 May 1995
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
- Vol. 7 (5) , 485-487
- https://doi.org/10.1109/68.384518
Abstract
The concept of relaxation oscillation damping in a tunable fiber laser with a nonlinear absorber or loss element is demonstrated, using a dual-cavity erbium-doped fiber laser. A nonlinear amplified loop mirror was employed as the nonlinear loss element to facilitate damping. Experimental results exhibiting complete elimination of relaxation oscillations are presented.Keywords
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