Wavelength Tunable High Power Laser using a Double-Clad Er:Yb Doped Fiber

Author(s)

Baldemar Ibarra-Escamilla, Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica
O. Pottiez, Loma del Bosque No. 115
Renjie Zhou, University of Dayton
Qiwen Zhan, University of DaytonFollow
Peter E. Powers, University of Dayton
E. A. Kuzin, Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica
Joseph W. Haus, University of DaytonFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-2011

Publication Source

Fiber Optics

Abstract

We experimentally demonstrated a stable, wavelength-tunable fiber laser using a polarization-maintaining, double-clad Er:Yb doped fiber amplifier in the cavity. The output wavelength is tunable over the range from 1535 to 1567 nm using a fixed grating and the dichroic mirror placed on a rotational mount; under rotation of the dichroic mirror the tuning ratio of 50 nm/deg was found. We studied the wavelength tuning range dependence on the amplifier fiber length and achieved a maximal output power of 850 mW. This configuration can be Q-switched for high peak power and its narrow bandwidth is suitable for nonlinear optics applications, such as parametric teraherthz generator.

Inclusive pages

1936-1940

ISBN/ISSN

1054-660X

Comments

Permission documentation is on file.

Copyright

Copyright © 2011, Astro Ltd.

Publisher

SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica

Volume

21

Peer Reviewed

yes

Issue

11

eCommons Citation

Ibarra-Escamilla, Baldemar; Pottiez, O.; Zhou, Renjie; Zhan, Qiwen; Powers, Peter E.; Kuzin, E. A.; and Haus, Joseph W., "Wavelength Tunable High Power Laser using a Double-Clad Er:Yb Doped Fiber" (2011). Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications. 283.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/ece_fac_pub/283