Author : Michael Joseph Hayduk
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Passively Mode-locked Erbium-doped Fiber Lasers Using Multiple Quantum Well Saturable Absorbers by : Michael Joseph Hayduk
Download or read book Passively Mode-locked Erbium-doped Fiber Lasers Using Multiple Quantum Well Saturable Absorbers written by Michael Joseph Hayduk and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An experimental study of the mode-locking process in erbium-doped fiber lasers (EDFL's) operating at 1.55 microns using multiple quantum well saturable absorbers is presented. The self-starting passively mode-locked laser was constructed in a Fabry-Perot configuration using the saturable absorber as the back reflector of the cavity. Picosecond pulses that range from 14.2 to 38.8 ps were generated using a series of saturable absorbers. The pulse widths were dependent upon the optical properties of the saturable absorber used as the mode-locking element. The output power of the EDFL varied from 0.2 to 6.7 mW and was also dependent upon the saturable absorber used in the cavity. Soliton mode-locking using saturable absorbers was the mechanism responsible for the generation of the picosecond pulses by the EDFL. The long-lived carrier lifetime in the quantum wells was the primary optical property of the saturable shorter that determined the final pulse width.