Title :
Switchable dual-wavelength ytterbium-doped fiber laser based on a few-mode fiber grating
Author :
Feng, Xinhuan ; Liu, Yange ; Fu, Shenggui ; Yuan, Shuzhong ; Dong, Xiaoyi
Author_Institution :
Res. Center of Photonic Technol., Nankai Univ., Tianjin, China
fDate :
3/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors propose and demonstrate a simple switchable dual-wavelength Ytterbium-doped fiber laser based on a few-mode fiber grating. The laser can be designed to operate in stable dual-wavelength or wavelength-switching modes, due to the polarization hole burning enhanced by the few-mode fiber grating. The lasing lines may be controlled only by a polarization controller. Stable operation is achieved at room temperature when the wavelength separation is 0.9 nm.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; fibre lasers; laser modes; laser stability; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; optical hole burning; wavelength division multiplexing; ytterbium; 0.9 nm; 20 degC; dual-wavelength ytterbium-doped fiber laser; few-mode fiber grating; lasing lines; polarization controller; polarization hole burning; room temperature; stable dual-wavelength mode; stable operation; switchable ytterbium-doped fiber laser; wavelength separation; wavelength-switching mode; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical reflection;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2004.823722
