Direct evidence for laser reabsorption as initial cause for self-pulsing in three-level fibre lasers

S. D. Jackson

doi:10.1049/el:20021148

Direct evidence for laser reabsorption as initial cause for self-pulsing in three-level fibre lasers

S. D. Jackson^*

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Abstract

The temporal characteristics of a standing wave Tm³⁺-doped silica fibre laser are presented. For uni-directional pumping, the output displays the well-known self-pulsation phenomenon, but with bi-directional pumping, a significant increase in the laser stability is observed. A longitudinally uniform population inversion is shown to be of paramount importance to the stability of three-level lasers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1640-1642
Number of pages	3
Journal	Electronics Letters
Volume	38
Issue number	25
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/el:20021148
Publication status	Published - 5 Dec 2002
Externally published	Yes

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Direct evidence for laser reabsorption as initial cause for self-pulsing in three-level fibre lasers

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