Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 46, Issue 1, 101003(2019)

Ultra-Narrow-Linewidth Fiber Laser in 2 μm Band Using Saturable Absorber Based on PM-TDF

Bai Yan1, Yan Fengping1、*, Feng Ting2, Han Wenguo1, Zhang Luna1, Cheng Dan1, Bai Zhuoya1, and Wen Xiaodong3
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    In this paper, a ring cavity Tm-doped fiber laser with both single longitudinal mode and ultra narrow linewidth is proposed and demonstrated. An unpumped polarization maintaining Tm-doped fiber (PM-TDF) and a narrowband F-P filter are combined to realize the single longitudinal mode lasing operation and ultra narrow linewidth. Experimental results show that the proposed laser is stably operating at central wavelength of 1942.03 nm and the optical signal-to-noise ratio is 63 dB at room temperature. Through 100 minutes of continuous measurement, the output power fluctuation is less than 0.62 dB and the center wavelength shift is less than the minimum resolution of the spectrometer of 0.05 nm. This indicates that it has good stability for a certain period of time. Through the linewidth measurement based on frequency noise, linewidth of the laser under the measuring time of 0.01 s and 0.1 s are 300 Hz and 3 kHz, respectively. The proposal will be applied significantly in the field where the longitudinal mode and linewidth specificity of a laser are strictly required for 2 μm wave band.

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    Bai Yan, Yan Fengping, Feng Ting, Han Wenguo, Zhang Luna, Cheng Dan, Bai Zhuoya, Wen Xiaodong. Ultra-Narrow-Linewidth Fiber Laser in 2 μm Band Using Saturable Absorber Based on PM-TDF[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2019, 46(1): 101003

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Jul. 16, 2018

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 27, 2019

    The Author Email: Fengping Yan (fpyan@bjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL201946.0101003

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