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Enhanced tuning mechanism in fibre laser based on multimode interference effects

Anzueto-Sánchez et al., 2006

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5882175293846363080
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Anzueto-Sánchez G
Martınez-Rıos A
May-Arrioja D
Torres-Gómez I
Selvas-Aguilar R
Alvárez-Chávez J
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Electronics Letters

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A 12 nm tunable fibre laser is demonstrated. The tuning mechanism uses an SU-8 fibre gripper for automatic alignment of a multimode fibre and gold-coated fibre (facet) mirror. Wavelength tuning is achieved using the wavelength dependent re-imaging effect that …
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