Title :
Wavelength-tunable Er3+-doped fs mode-locked fiber laser using fundamental mode cutoff filters
Author :
Chen, Yi-Ning ; Hsu, Kuei-Chu ; Lin, Jim-Wein ; Liaw, Shien-Kuei ; Liu, Feng-Zhou ; Yi-Ning Chen ; Jui-Ming Hsu ; Manshina, Alina ; Tver´yanovich, Yuriy
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Nat. United Univ., Miaoli, Taiwan
Abstract :
We demonstrate a wavelength-tunable Er3+-doped femtosecond mode-locked soliton fiber laser by incorporating a short-pass edge-filter into ring cavity. When the filter is thermo-optically tuned toward shorter wavelengths, the laser center wavelength can be tuned over 1539.7~1560-nm.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical filters; optical solitons; thermo-optical effects; fundamental mode cutoff filter; laser center wavelength; ring cavity; short-pass edge-filter; thermooptically tuning; wavelength 1539.7 nm to 1560 nm; wavelength-tunable Er3+-doped femtosecond mode-locked soliton fiber laser; Biomedical optical imaging; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical reflection; Optical variables measurement; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Ultra Modern Telecommunications and Control Systems and Workshops (ICUMT), 2010 International Congress on
Conference_Location :
Moscow
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7285-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICUMT.2010.5676497