| 摘要 |
<p>A coupled multiple output fiber laser includes a plurality of laser diodes (10, 50-56) each providing pump light (12, 58-64) which is incident on respective Bragg gratings (16, 74-80) which pass the pump wavelength and reflect a lasing wavelength. The fibers (20, 90-96) are doped with a gain dopant such as Er3+ to provide lasing at the lasing wavelength in response to the pump light. Light beams (18, 82-88) are incident on an optical coupler (22) which couples the light beams (18, 82-88) to the light beams (40-48) on the fibers (30-38) based on a predetermined power distribution, e.g., equal distribution. The light (40) travels along the fiber (30) which acts as a common-cavity fiber. The light (40) reflects off a reflector (120) which provides reflected feedback light (122) which reenters the coupler (22) and is distributed to the individual cavity fibers (20, 82-88) based on the same or a different predetermined power distribution. Output light (42-48) is provided on the fibers (32-38) which may be incident on a lens (160) to cause the beams to intersect. The length of each of the fibers (20, 90-96) is adjusted by piezoelectric tuners (200-208) to provide coupled cavity phase-locking of the output beams (42-48). Also, each of the output beams (42-48) may be phase shifted by additional tuners (240-246). An additional output beam may be obtained by a light (232) which passes through the mirror (120).</p> |
