CA2621112A1 - Polarization and wavelength stable superfluorescent sources - Google Patents
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The instability of the mean wavelength of a superfluorescent fiber source (SFS) is reduced by randomizing the polarization of light from a pump source or by using polarization maintaining components. In one embodiment, the polarization of a pump source is made more random, leading to greater stability of the mean wavelength of the SFS, with an output mean wavelength that is stable to better than 3 ppm for full rotation of the pump polarization on state. In another embodiment, the polarization of optical radiation throughout the device is kept substantially constant by using polarization maintaining fiber and components, thereby leading to enhanced mean wavelength stability of the SFS.
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1. A method of generating superfluorescence by pumping a laser medium with the output of an optical pump, the method characterized by the steps of:
providing a laser medium having first and second ends;
pumping the first end of the medium with optical output from a first optical pump, the output from the first optical pump having a first power and a first polarization;
pumping the second end of the medium with optical output from a second optical pump, the output from the second optical pump having a second power and a second polarization different from the first polarization;
producing optical output from the first end of the medium, optical output comprising:
a first spectral component having a first mean wavelength and a polarization parallel to the first polarization; and a second spectral component having a second mean wavelength and a polarization orthogonal to the first polarization;
and selecting the first pump power and the second pump power so as to substantially reduce the polarization dependent gain that would be present if the first power were equal to the second power, so that the difference between the mean wavelength of the first spectral component and the mean wavelength of the second spectral component is substantially reduced.
providing a laser medium having first and second ends;
pumping the first end of the medium with optical output from a first optical pump, the output from the first optical pump having a first power and a first polarization;
pumping the second end of the medium with optical output from a second optical pump, the output from the second optical pump having a second power and a second polarization different from the first polarization;
producing optical output from the first end of the medium, optical output comprising:
a first spectral component having a first mean wavelength and a polarization parallel to the first polarization; and a second spectral component having a second mean wavelength and a polarization orthogonal to the first polarization;
and selecting the first pump power and the second pump power so as to substantially reduce the polarization dependent gain that would be present if the first power were equal to the second power, so that the difference between the mean wavelength of the first spectral component and the mean wavelength of the second spectral component is substantially reduced.
2. The method of Claim 1, wherein the first polarization and the second polarization are orthogonal.
3. The method of Claim 1, wherein the second power is selected to be less than the first power.
4. The method of Claim 1, wherein the medium is a solid state medium.
5. The method of Claim 4, wherein the medium includes a rare earth element.
6. The method of Claim 4, wherein the medium includes erbium.
7. The method of Claim 1, comprising coupling the respective outputs from the first and second optical pumps to the medium.
8. The method of Claim 7, wherein the respective outputs are coupled to the medium with polarization maintaining fiber.
9. The method of Claim 1, comprising directing the optical output from the first end of the medium through an optical isolator.
10. The method of Claim 1, wherein the optical pumps comprise laser diodes.
11. The method of Claim 1, comprising directing the optical output from the first end of the medium towards a fiber optic gyroscope.
12. A method of generating superfluorescent output from a superfluorescence source using an optical pump and a solid state laser medium, the method characterized by:
providing an optical pump which generates optical output;
directing the optical output from the optical pump into a polarization mixer which generates a first output signal and a second output signal, the two output ignals having respective intensities and different polarizations;
directing the first output signal into a first end of a solid state laser medium;
directing the second output signal into a second end of the medium;
and producing optical gain in the solid state medium that is substantially independent of polarization to generate optical output from one end of the solid state medium whose mean wavelength is stable against polarization fluctuations in the superfluorescent source.
providing an optical pump which generates optical output;
directing the optical output from the optical pump into a polarization mixer which generates a first output signal and a second output signal, the two output ignals having respective intensities and different polarizations;
directing the first output signal into a first end of a solid state laser medium;
directing the second output signal into a second end of the medium;
and producing optical gain in the solid state medium that is substantially independent of polarization to generate optical output from one end of the solid state medium whose mean wavelength is stable against polarization fluctuations in the superfluorescent source.
13. The method of Claim 12, wherein gain that is substantially independent of polarization is produced by selecting the intensities of the first and second output signals.
14. The method of Claim 12, wherein the optical pump is a single optical pump.
15. The method of Claim 12, comprising providing an optical isolator to block output from the other end of the medium.
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