Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 45, Issue 10, 1003001(2016)

Single-frequency fiber laser based on rare-earth-doped silica fiber

Shi Wei1,2, Fu Shijie1, Fang Qiang3,4, Sheng Quan1, Zhang Haiwei1, Bai Xiaolei1, Shi Guannan1, Li Jinhui3,4, and Yao Jianquan1
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    Single-frequency distributed Bragg reflector(DBR) fiber lasers were systematically investigated with rare-earth-doped silica fibers. The commercial Nd3+, Yb3+, Er3+/Yb3+ and Tm3+-doped silica fibers were applied in this demonstration to achieve the monolithic all-silica glass fiber lasers operating on single longitudinal mode. In the experiment, single-frequency operation was characterized, linewidth of tens of kilohertz was obtained (especially for the Er3+/Yb3+ co-doped fiber laser, the linewidth was narrow to 7 kHz) and the measured relative intensity noise approached the shot noise limit. The result confirms that commercial rare-earth-doped silica fiber can be an efficient gain medium to achieve single-frequency fiber laser with the wavelength range from 930 nm to 2 ?滋m, which can be further commercialized for a wide range of applications.

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    Shi Wei, Fu Shijie, Fang Qiang, Sheng Quan, Zhang Haiwei, Bai Xiaolei, Shi Guannan, Li Jinhui, Yao Jianquan. Single-frequency fiber laser based on rare-earth-doped silica fiber[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2016, 45(10): 1003001

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    Category: 特约专栏

    Received: Feb. 11, 2016

    Accepted: Mar. 15, 2016

    Published Online: Nov. 14, 2016

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    DOI:10.3788/irla201645.1003001

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