Optical fiber ring resonator as a high-resolution spectrometer. Characterization and applications with single line diode lasers

Damián Presti; Fabian A. Videla; Gustavo A. Torchia

doi:10.1117/1.OE.57.5.057108

24 May 2018 Optical fiber ring resonator as a high-resolution spectrometer. Characterization and applications with single line diode lasers

Damián Presti, Fabian A. Videla, Gustavo A. Torchia

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 57, Issue 5, 057108 (May 2018). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.57.5.057108

Abstract

An optical fiber ring resonator (OFRR), a wavelength sensor for testing a single-mode laser system in a wide range of temperature, is presented. We will show that it is possible to calibrate, in relative form, a scale of wavelength, to determine, accurately enough, a thermally induced laser detuning, using the free spectral range of an OFRR. The optical circuit was constructed using 2 × 2 (50/50) optical fiber coupler obtaining an OFRR of 10-cm ring radius. A single-mode diode laser system has been launched into the OFRR, and different experiments have been performed. We tested the OFRR performance, considering fluctuations in the laser wavelength caused by small temperature instabilities, measuring the output intensity from the ring resonator. Theoretical simulations and experimental results were in agreement with the expected behavior. Furthermore, OFRR systems can be used as an excellent control tool to test the wavelength stability for a narrowband laser diode and act as a part of a control system.

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Damián Presti, Fabian A. Videla, and Gustavo A. Torchia "Optical fiber ring resonator as a high-resolution spectrometer. Characterization and applications with single line diode lasers," Optical Engineering 57(5), 057108 (24 May 2018). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.57.5.057108

Received: 29 November 2017; Accepted: 9 May 2018; Published: 24 May 2018

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