Tunable Fiber Laser with Scanner Mirror

Abstract:

A wavelength-tunable laser is a powerful tool as light source for sensing and its research and development has been studied so far. In order to obtain a new tunable laser the authors have developed a tunable Er³⁺-doped fiber laser in Littman/Metcalf configuration, and incorporating a Galvano mirror, scanning of the lasing wavelength is demonstrated. For the emission range that a semiconductor-based light source hardly covers, a tunable Tm³⁺-Ho³⁺ fluoride fiber laser is also demonstrated.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 497)
• Pages: 135-141
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.497.135
• Online since: December 2011
• Authors: Yoshitaka Takahashi, Takatoshi Oginosawa
• Keywords: Fiber Laser, Light Source, Optical Sensing, Tunable Laser

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