Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 46, Issue 5, 0508026(2019)
Continuously Tunable Mode-Locked Fiber Laser Based on Tilted Fiber Grating
In this study, we demonstrate a wavelength-tunable passively mode-locked fiber laser based on a 45° tilted fiber grating and a tapered fiber using the nonlinear polarization rotation technique. Further, stable mode-locked pulses with a central wavelength of 1568.8 nm and output power of 2.31 mW can be obtained when the input pump power is increased to 454 mW. Accordingly, the 3-dB spectral bandwidth and pulse width are 4.5 nm and 1.3 ps, respectively. Subsequently, the central wavelength of the pulse can be continuously tuned from 1568.8 nm to 1560.24 nm using the tapered fiber as an adjustable attenuator to modulate the cavity loss. The demonstrated fiber laser can be used in several fields, including sensing, spectroscopy, and telecommunications.
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Lilong Dai, Chuanhang Zou, Qianqian Huang, Zinan Huang, Yuanda Ling, Zhikun Xing, Zhijun Yan, Chengbo Mou. Continuously Tunable Mode-Locked Fiber Laser Based on Tilted Fiber Grating[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2019, 46(5): 0508026
Category: nonlinear optics
Received: Dec. 12, 2018
Accepted: Feb. 15, 2019
Published Online: Nov. 11, 2019
The Author Email: Mou Chengbo (mouc1@shu.edu.cn)