S波段可调谐掺铒光纤激光器的实验研究

提出了一种结构简单的S波段环形腔可调谐光纤激光器.研究了输出功率随激光波长和抽运功率的变化关系以及激光器运转的稳定性.当抽运功率113 mW时,通过调节全光纤可调谐法布里珀罗滤波器,在1482.73～1520.75 nm范围内得到了稳定的激光输出,3 dB带宽小于0.03 nm.其中1487.70～1520.75 nm范围内输出功率大于5 dBm,边模抑制比大于60 dB.1499.02 nm处最大输出功率7.11 dBm,输出功率起伏小于0.04 dB.     

高功率宽调谐范围掺Yb3+光子晶体光纤激光器

采用闪耀光栅作为色散元件,构建了前向、后向输出两种结构的可调谐掺Yb3 光子晶体光纤激光器,并对其输出特性进行了分析研究.在抽运功率5.75W时,前向输出结构实现了1050.6～1110.2 nm的连续调谐输出,光谱线宽约0.1 nm,边模抑制比大于44 dB.在调谐激光波长为1085 nm时,得到最高输出功率677 mW.结构改进的后向输出结构的可调谐输出结构在抽运功率4.43 W,调谐波长1075 nm,实现了2.21 W的功率输出,斜率效率为73%;调谐范围50.9 nm(1042.1～1093 nm),光谱线宽小于0.08 nm,边模抑制比大于50 dB.两种结构的可调谐激光器输出均为线偏振光,偏振度大于89.5%.     

基于偏振依赖多模-单模-多模光纤滤波器的波长间隔可调谐双波长掺铒光纤激光器

报道了一种具有全光纤结构的双波长掺铒光纤激光器,该激光器的核心器件为一款新型的多模-单模-多模光纤干涉滤波器.该滤波器通过一段偏振保持光纤引入偏振依赖相位差,因而其干涉滤波效果具有良好的偏振依赖特性.入射抽运功率为50 mW时,系统输出激光波长为1544.82与1545.61 nm,波长间隔0.8 nm,双波长激光边模抑制比均大于45 dB,输出峰值功率差小于1 dB,功率波动在0.7 dB以内.通过调整腔内的偏振控制器,可实现双波长间隔的连续可调谐输出,波长间隔的调谐范围为0—3 nm.输出信号的偏振态测试结果显示,系统保持精准的单偏振输出,并且在不同的调谐条件下,双波长激光表现出不同的偏振特性,当双波长激光的偏振状态相互正交时,系统的偏振消光比达到35 dB,整体调谐过程表现出良好的偏振稳定度.     

基于多模光纤滤波器的可调谐掺铒光纤激光器

研究了一种新型、全光纤、宽带可调谐环形腔掺铒光纤激光器。该激光器利用由单模-多模-单模光纤组成的滤波器实现波长可调谐及激光器的全光纤结构。该滤波器将多模光纤缠绕在偏振控制器上,两端分别与一段单模光纤相连,通过调整偏振控制器的状态,实现了中心波长1542～1560nm的不同激光输出。单波长连续可调谐激光器的波长可调范围为18nm,边模抑制比大于40dB,3dB线宽为0.096nm;进一步调整偏振控制器的状态和抽运功率,实验同时得到了连续可调谐的双波长、三波长等多波长激光输出。对于可调谐的多波长激光器,通过调整偏振控制器的状态,可实现波长间隔及输出中心波长两者可调。     

声光可调谐环形腔掺铒光纤激光器

应用单级偏振无关的准共线型声光可调谐滤波器为调谐元件,实现了环形腔掺铒光纤激光器的连续可调谐激光输出.简要阐述了与偏振无关的准共线型声光可调谐滤波器的工作原理,对其频移补偿原理进行了分析.实验研究得到:当抽运功率为13mW时,中心波长为1550nm的激光输出功率为322μW,阈值抽运功率在7.65mW左右,斜率效率约为6.02%;并获得了38nm带宽(1524.7—1562.4nm)的连续可调谐激光输出.     

100nm宽光谱可调谐掺饵光纤激光器

采用1480 nm大功率激光二极管双向抽运,新型铋基掺饵光纤做增益介质,基于旋转法布里-珀罗腔的可调谐滤波器和带通滤波器做选频装置的宽光谱环形腔可调谐光纤激光器,可实现100 nm（1523~1623 nm）激光波长程控连续可调谐输出,激光输出功率大于1.58 mW,3 dB带宽小于0.1 nm,波长重复性准确度小于0.01 nm.     

基于非线性放大环形镜的波长可调谐耗散孤子锁模光纤激光器

报道了一种基于非线性放大环形镜的"8"字形腔波长可调谐锁模掺镱光纤激光器。当泵浦功率为240 mW时,光纤激光器输出中心波长在1 064.1 nm处的耗散孤子,其光谱3 dB带宽为7.7 nm,重复频率为18.8 MHz,输出光信噪比高达71.2 dB,脉冲宽度为867 fs。分别通过调节偏振控制器和泵浦功率实现了锁模光纤激光器在1 032.8～1 065.1 nm以及1 037.4～1 041.9 nm内调谐输出。探究了不同锁模状态下的光谱与脉冲特性,获得了时间带宽积接近傅里叶变换极限的高斯型脉冲。该光纤激光器结构简单,易于调谐,稳定性好,可为实现波长调谐、耗散孤子锁模提供技术参考。     

基于数字微镜器件的多通道C波段可调谐光纤激光器

可调谐光纤激光器可广泛应用于光纤通信、光纤传感、激光光谱、精密测量和激光加工等诸多领域。针对目前可调谐激光器在调谐性、灵活性、稳定性和多波长功率均衡性等方面的不足,提出一类新型的基于数字微镜器件(DMD)的多波长宽带可调谐光纤激光器。该激光器利用关键器件DMD作为波长调谐器,掺铒光纤作为激光增益介质,通过巧妙的光学设计,实现仅利用一块DMD芯片独立、灵活、稳定调谐多波长激光输出的目的。该激光器具有3个输出通道,各通道之间独立开关控制,每个通道均可实现波长在1530~1560nm之间的连续可调谐输出,波长调谐精度0.055nm/pixel,边模抑制比大于55dB,激光输出功率最大值为10mW,2h内的中心波长漂移小于0.02nm。     

宽带可调谐单频窄线宽光纤激光器

设计出一种集可调谐带通滤波器、高精度环形滤波器和光纤环形镜于一体的全光纤复合腔结构可调谐单频窄线宽光纤激光器。采用980 nm半导体激光器作为抽运源,掺镱光纤在谐振腔内分别作为增益介质和可饱和吸收体,成功实现波长为1030～1090 nm稳定的宽谱可调谐单频窄线宽激光输出。当抽运光的抽运功率为300 mW时,在波长为1070 nm处得到的输出功率最大,为18.5 mW,斜率效率达到7.95%,持续1 h内没有出现跳模现象,功率不稳定性小于1%;当抽运功率为200 mW时,利用延迟自外差法测量线宽,得到波长调谐范围内的平均线宽为8.7 kHz,弛豫振荡频率为64 kHz。     

1083nm窄线宽单频掺镱光纤激光器

提出了一种低噪声、线宽小于4 kHz、波长为1 083 nm的线形腔单频光纤激光器.该激光器引入了偏振控制器来消除线形腔内的空间烧孔效应,从而抑制了多纵模振荡.实验结果表明:泵浦功率在40～200 mW范围内时,可获得稳定的单纵模振荡,且最大输出功率可达46 mW,光学信噪比大于60 dB,其光光转换效率和斜率效率分别为23％和33.3％％;经过1h的观察,测得的激光输出功率以及光谱不稳定性分别小于3％和0.9％;在整个观察期内,没有出现模式跳跃和模式竞争现象.     

C-band continuously tunable lasers using tunable fiber Bragg gratings

We report the development of a ring tunable fiber laser based on tunable fiber Bragg gratings (TFBG) integrated with an optical circulator. The TFBG is embedded inside a 3-piont bending device for wavelength tuning. The tunable laser operating in the C-band has power variation, tuning resolution, tuning range and laser line width of ±0.5 dB, 0.5 nm, 25.0 nm and less than 0.05 nm, respectively. As 40 mW of pump power is used, the ring tunable laser has a side mode suppression ratio of 60 dB and a power conversion efficiency of 25%. These specifications ensure the high-quality operation of a tunable laser.     

稳定可调谐的单纵模多环形腔掺铒光纤激光器

提出了一种多环形腔(MRC)结构的稳定可调的单纵模(SLM)掺铒光纤激光器,多环形腔结构由双环形有源腔和两个次级无源腔组成.这种激光器是利用光纤法布里珀罗可调滤波器(FFP-TF)以及光学光栅滤波器(OGF)两种滤波器和多环形腔结构相结合来共同选模.可实现波长调节范围为1528～1565 nm,在整个波长调节范围内边模抑制比大于44.53 dB,在1554 nm附近边模抑制比可以达到最大值51.18 dB, 输出功率为-8.84 dBm,通过应用多环型腔结构,激光器的输出很稳定,在18 min的观察时间内,中心波长的变化小于0.02 nm,输出功率的变化小于0.04 dBm,实现了稳定且可调谐的单纵模输出.     

Tunable erbium doped fiber ring laser using fiber Bragg grating-assisted add-drop filter

A stable and low costless tunable erbium doped fiber ring laser using fiber Bragg grating-assisted add-drop filter is proposed and demonstrated. A stable laser output is obtained with a 4 nm tuning range. The power fluctuation, full-width at half maximum and SMSR are measured to be less than 0.50 dB, smaller than 0.015 nm and better than 55 dB in this tuning range.     

A stable and tunable linear polarization single longitudinal mode fiber ring laser

A stable and tunable linear polarization single longitudinal mode fiber ring laser is proposed and demonstrated. A high extinction ratio spatial mode interference filter utilizing two-mode graded-index fiber supresses irregular side modes effectively, the combination of fiber polarizer and polarization maintaining fiber act as a polarization dependent comb filter, and tunable bandpass filter is adopted to select proper lasing wavelength. The power fluctuation and wavelength fluctuation at 1549.88 nm are less than 0.05 dB and 0.02 nm in 1 h, respectively. Only one longitudinal mode appears within a free spectral range of 7.5 GHz, and the degree of polarization in percentage is approximately as high as 99.07%.     

Wideband wavelength tunable fiber ring laser with flattened output power spectrum

A wavelength tunable erbium-doped fiber ring laser with flattened output power spectrum over a broadband is proposed and demonstrated. The power flattening is achieved using a high-birefringence fiber loop mirror, in which a number of high-birefringence fiber sections and polarization controllers are used to get a reflection spectrum that can compensate for the output power spectrum. The wavelength tuning is realized by compressing or stretching the FBGs in the laser cavity. A 1×3 switchable fiber Bragg grating array is incorporated into the fiber ring to get a wideband tuning range of 38 nm, from 1527 to 1565 nm. Within this range, the output power uniformity is controlled within ±0.8 dB. The total output power is about 4 dBm, the 3-dB linewidth is 0.01 nm, and the side mode suppression ratio is more than 48 dB.     

A pump power controlled 1,060 nm multiwavelength fiber ring laser using nonlinear polarization rotation of SOA

We propose and experimentally demonstrate a both channel spacing and wavelength-tunable 1,060 nm multiwavelength fiber laser using nonlinear polarization rotation of semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). The SOA in the cavity can not only provide the gain but also generate a pump power controlled phase-shift between two orthogonal linear states of polarization. The experimental result shows that the fast and continuous wavelength tuning is achieved with external light injection, while the channel spacing of the multiwavelength laser can be varied by adjusting the length of polarization maintaining fiber. When an external laser source with 13 dBm power is injected into the SOA as a control pump, optically tunable operation of up to 20 wavelength channels, from 1,042 to 1,058 nm, with a wavelength spacing of 0.8 nm has been demonstrated with the signal-to-spontaneous-noise ratio over 40 dB at room temperature. The lasers are stable with a maximum power fluctuation per channel of less than 0.5 dB during 2-h test.     

宽带可调谐掺Yb3+双包层光纤激光器的研究

利用闪耀光栅构成可调谐Littrow外腔,对掺Yb³⁺双包层光纤激光器的波长调谐输出进行了实验研究.激光调谐输出波长范围70nm.针对光纤内的双折射效应对激光的输出功率的影响,实验中使用了在线光纤偏振控制器,从而有效地减小了调谐曲线的起伏及其与荧光谱的差别,并得到了窄线宽、线偏振、宽带调谐的激光输出.     

Widely tunable Yb-doped laser with all fiber structure

In this paper, an all fiber Yb³⁺-doped fiber ring laser with large tuning range has been reported. A 976 nm laser diode (LD) pumped laser is used as the pump source and high concentration Yb³⁺-doped fiber is adopted as gain medium. Adjusting the polarization controller (PC), a widely tunable range of 20 nm from 1030 to 1050 nm is obtained. The spectral linewidth of the pulse is less than 0.2 nm. Comparing with other fiber laser structures, the fiber laser with an all-fiber structure has higher efficiency and better stability. The laser also has very stable and flat output within the whole tuning range.     

Broad tunability of erbium-doped fiber ring laser based on few-mode polarization maintaining fiber Sagnac interferometer

A highly stable erbium-doped fiber (EDF) ring laser with broad tunability is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. It is accomplished by using a few-mode polarization maintaining fiber (FM-PMF) Sagnac interferometer, in which simultaneous Sagnac and modal interferences occur. Continuously tunable output is obtained by exerting the longitudinal strain on the FM-PMF in combination with adjusting a polarization controller (PC) next to the FM-PMF in the Sagnac interferometer. In addition, the adverse impact of uneven EDF gain distribution on the laser output power uniformity may be offset by the PC-dependent transmission loss of the FM-PMF Sagnac interferometer and reflected backward C-band amplifier spontaneous emission from the pumped EDF. During the whole tuning process, the tunable span covers more than 40 nm with the output power flatness better than 1 dB, 3 dB spectral linewidth narrower than 0.1 nm and optical signal-to-noise extinction ratio higher than 45 dB.