title: Polarized superfluorescent fiber source.
abstract: We report the demonstration of a polarized superfluorescent fiber source (SFS) that increases the power output in the desired linearly polarized component by a factor of 1.76 over that of a standard, unpolarized SFS that uses the same pump power. This increase in efficiency is accomplished by insertion of a low-loss polarizer at an optimum point in the erbium-doped fiber of a standard SFS.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Falquier
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wagener
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Digonnet
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Shaw