Abstract
We report self-pulsation in an erbium-doped silica toroidal microcavity laser coupled to a tapered fiber and investigate the effects of pump power and taper-cavity coupling condition on the dynamic behaviors of the pulse train. The microcavity is pumped at 1444.8 nm, and lasing occurs at 1560.2 nm with a threshold of 12 μW. Experimental results are interpreted within the framework of ion-pair induced self-quenching model.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 256-258 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Optics Letters |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 15 2010 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics