Thulium-doped fibre broadband source for spectral region near 2 micrometers

• Autorzy: Písařík M. , Peterka P. , Aubrecht J. , Cajzl J. , Benda A. , Mareš D. , Todorov F. , Podrazký O. , Honzátko P. , Kašík I.

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DOI

10.1515/oere-2016-0022

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

We demonstrated two methods of increasing the bandwidth of a broadband light source based on amplified spontaneous emission in thulium-doped fibres. Firstly, we have shown by means of a comprehensive numerical model that the full-width at half maximum of the thulium-doped fibre based broadband source can be more than doubled by using specially tailored spectral filter placed in front of the mirror in a double-pass configuration of the amplified spontaneous emission source. The broadening can be achieved with only a small expense of the output power. Secondly, we report results of the experimental thulium-doped fibre broadband source, including fibre characteristics and performance of the thulium-doped fibre in a ring laser setup. The spectrum broadening was achieved by balancing the backward amplified spontaneous emission with back-reflected forward emission.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

fibre lasers; amplified spontaneous emission; thulium-doped fibres

• Wydawca: Stowarzyszenie Elektryków Polskich ; Polska Akademia Nauk ; Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna im. Jarosława Dąbrowskiego
• Czasopismo: Opto-Electronics Review
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 24, No. 4
• Strony: 223--231
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 47 poz., rys., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Písařík M.

• Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technická 2, 166 27 Prague, Czech Republic
• Czech Republic 3HiLASE Centre, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., Za Radnicí 828, Dolní Břežany, 252 41, Czech Republic

autor

Peterka P.

• Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., Chaberská 57, 182 51 Prague, Czech Republic

autor

Aubrecht J.

• Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., Chaberská 57, 182 51 Prague, Czech Republic

autor

Cajzl J.

• Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., Chaberská 57, 182 51 Prague, Czech Republic
• Institute of Chemical Technology, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic

autor

Benda A.

• Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., Chaberská 57, 182 51 Prague, Czech Republic

autor

Mareš D.

• Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technická 2, 166 27 Prague, Czech Republic

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Todorov F.

• Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., Chaberská 57, 182 51 Prague, Czech Republic

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Podrazký O.

• Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., Chaberská 57, 182 51 Prague, Czech Republic

autor

Honzátko P.

• Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., Chaberská 57, 182 51 Prague, Czech Republic

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Kašík I.

• Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., Chaberská 57, 182 51 Prague, Czech Republic

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