title: Single-frequency ytterbium-doped fiber laser stabilized by spatial hole burning.
abstract: We have exploited spatial hole burning to achieve remarkably stable single-frequency operation and mode-hop-free tuning over 300 free spectral ranges in an ytterbium-doped fiber laser with a sample standing-wave geometry. This approach makes possible stable and narrow-linewidth single-frequency fiber lasers that do not require components such as Faraday isolators, fiber couplers, and Fabry-Perot filters.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paschotta
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nilsson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Reekie
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Trooper
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Hanna