Switchable multiwavelength erbium-doped photonic crystal fiber ring laser based on a length of polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber

Jianqun Cheng; Shuangchen Ruan

doi:10.1117/12.917400

13 March 2012 Switchable multiwavelength erbium-doped photonic crystal fiber ring laser based on a length of polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber

Jianqun Cheng, Shuangchen Ruan

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Proceedings Volume 8330, Photonics and Optoelectronics Meetings (POEM) 2011: Laser and Terahertz Science and Technology; 83300D (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.917400
Event: Photonics and Optoelectronics Meetings 2011, 2011, Wuhan, China

Abstract

A switchable multi-wavelength Erbium-doped photonic crystal fiber (ED-PCF) ring laser based on a length of polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber(PM-PCF) is presented and demonstrated experimentally. A segment of ED-PCF is used as linear gain medium in the resonant cavity. Due to the polarization hole burning (PHB) caused by the PM-PCF and a polarization controller (PC), the laser can operate in stable dual- or triple- wavelength modes at room temperature. The optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) of the laser without any wavelength-selective components is greater than 30 dB. The amplitude variations of lasing peaks in ten minutes are less than 0.26dB for two different operating modes.

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Jianqun Cheng and Shuangchen Ruan "Switchable multiwavelength erbium-doped photonic crystal fiber ring laser based on a length of polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber", Proc. SPIE 8330, Photonics and Optoelectronics Meetings (POEM) 2011: Laser and Terahertz Science and Technology, 83300D (13 March 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.917400

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