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Single- to three-wavelength switchable ytterbium-doped fiber laser based on intracavity induced loss by a long-period holey fiber grating

Ismael Torres-gómezAlejandro Martinez-riosG. Anzueto-sanchezYu. O. BarmenkovDaniel E. Ceballos-herrera

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Distributed feedback laserMaterials sciencebusiness.industryPhysics::OpticsPolarization-maintaining optical fiberLong-period fiber gratingGraded-index fiberAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsOpticsFiber Bragg gratingFiber laserOptoelectronicsDispersion-shifted fiberPhysics::Atomic PhysicsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringbusinessPhotonic-crystal fiber

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In this paper, we propose and demonstrate a versatile and simple single-, dual- and three-wavelength switchable ytterbium-doped fiber laser using the intracavity induced-loss generated by a mechanically induced long-period grating (MLPFG) in a holey fiber. The laser net gain in the cavity is reshaped through the MLPFG by adjusting the twist rate and the pressure of the holey fiber in the long-period grating. In this way, the twist response of the MLPFG enables the laser to switch between the single-, dual-, and three-wavelength operations and the tuning of the simultaneous two- and three-wavelengths. These results are of great interest in the design of flexible multiwavelength sources with a tunable capability on their wavelengths.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2011-06-01Optics & Laser Technology
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2010.11.003