Open AccessWavelength tunable stretched-pulse mode-locked all-fiber erbium ring laser with single polarization fiber
Author(s) -
Shenping Li,
Xin Chen,
D.V. Kuksenkov,
Joohyun Koh,
Mingjun Li,
L.A. Zenteno,
Daniel A. Nolan
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.14.006098
Subject(s) - materials science , optics , fiber laser , polarization maintaining optical fiber , polarizer , dispersion shifted fiber , laser , ring laser , femtosecond , photonic crystal fiber , optoelectronics , wavelength , optical fiber , fiber optic sensor , birefringence , physics
A wavelength tunable stretched-pulse mode-locked all-fiber ring laser using single polarization fiber (SPF) was demonstrated. In this laser, a segment of SPF was used simultaneously as a polarizer and a tunable filter in the laser cavity. Self-starting mode-locking with femtosecond output pulses was demonstrated. A wavelength tuning of ~20nm was achieved by bending the SPF with different radii.