Abstract
A low beat-noise highly polarized tunable fiber ring laser is proposed and experimentally demonstrated by using a Fabry-Pérot laser diode (FP-LD), which acts as a high-pass filter to suppress both the beat noise and TM-polarized light. The wavelength of the fiber ring lasers can be tuned from 1536.82 to 1570.72 nm in 1.12-nm steps and its maximum output power is about +3 dBm. The degree of polarization and extinction ratio of the laser output are about 99% and 60 dB, respectively. The beat-noise with and without the FP-LD was reduced dramatically by 50 dB.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 706-708 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2006 |
Keywords
- Laser noise
- Polarization
- Ring lasers
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering