Polarization insensitive homodyne detection of optical phase modulation by two-wave mixing in saturable Er-doped fiber

We report linear polarization-insensitive detection of optical phase modulation in an adaptive interferometer based on transient two-wave mixing via dynamic population gratings in saturable Er-doped fiber (EDF). The proposed simple and robust configuration has an all-fiber design based on commercially available elements which makes it promising for applications in optical fiber interferometric sensors and coherent optical communication systems. The experimentally investigated single-mode polarization-maintaining EDF arrangement operated at 1492 nm and demonstrated efficient compensation of the polarization drifts below 100 Hz.     

Phase contribution to dynamic gratings recorded in Er-doped fiber with saturable absorption

Experimental observation of phase (i.e. refractive index) component in the dynamic gratings recorded in erbium-doped optical fiber with saturation of optical absorption is reported. We utilized configuration of transient two-wave mixing with rectangular phase modulation of one of counterpropagating recording waves, where unshifted phase grating resulted in a transient energy exchange. The reported experiments were performed with heavily doped (≈5400 ppm erbium) fibers in a wide spectral range of Er³⁺ fundamental absorption at selected laser wavelengths 1492, 1526, 1549, and 1568 nm. Relative contribution of phase grating was especially large (up to ≈100% of the maximal amplitude component) at the opposite sides of the investigated spectral range and was significantly lower in its central part. The amplitude grating was found especially strong at short wavelength side of the spectrum (i.e. at 1492 nm), where the grating amplitude proved to be only two times lower than the theoretically predicted from consideration of two-level model.     

Intensity dependence of the transient two-wave mixing by population grating in Er-doped fiber

Theoretical analysis of the transient two-wave mixing (TWM) of two continuous waves with rectangular phase modulation counter-propagating through the Er-doped optical fiber is presented. Approximate analytic solutions obtained for undepleted interacting waves of low power (neglecting large-scale saturation of the fiber optical absorption) and of high power (with significant spatially uniform large-scale absorption saturation) are complemented by numerical simulation for a broad region of the recording light power. The experimental dependence of the TWM efficiency on the recording power obtained for a single-mode fiber with ?640 ppm erbium concentration and with initial optical density ≈8.4 at λ = 1526 nm demonstrated the initial, growing and decaying parts predicted theoretically. The maximum experimentally observed relative TWM signal amplitude proved to be approximately 3 times lower than expected.     

Experimental observation of a vortex dissipative soliton at amplification on the basis of two-wave mixing with saturable absorption

The existence of topological spatial vortex dissipative solitons in an active cavity with a high (>100) Fresnel number, laser-like amplification on the basis of two-wave mixing, and saturable absorption is experimentally verified.     

Remote photoacoustic imaging on solid material using a two-wave mixing interferometer

We report on remote and contactless photoacoustic imaging (PAI) for the inspection of solid materials using a two-wave mixing interferometer. In this Letter, a semitransparent sample was excited with picosecond laser pulses. The local absorption of the electromagnetic radiation led to generation of broadband ultrasonic waves inside the sample. Ultrasonic waves arriving at the sample surface were detected utilizing a two-wave mixing interferometer. After data acquisition, the initial pressure distribution was reconstructed using a Fourier space synthetic aperture technique algorithm. We show the potential of PAI for the inspection of semitransparent solid materials.     

Controllable propagation of light pulses in Er-doped fibers with saturable absorption

We report controllable (slow or fast) propagation of low-intensity probe-light pulses through erbium-doped fiber periodically saturated by the synchronized master-pulse sequence. These two pulse sequences could have significantly different carrier wavelengths within the fundamental absorption spectrum 1470-1570 nm of Er(+3) ions. The effect of fractional delay or advancement grew with the fiber optical absorption at the probe wavelength and could be significantly stronger than that at the saturating wavelength. The probe-pulse advancement was observed in the case when the saturating and probe waves were modulated approximately in antiphase. The observed effects are explained in the framework of a simple model of a periodically saturated homogeneously broadened absorption line.     

Pulsed erbium fiber laser with an acetylene-filled photonic crystal fiber for saturable absorption

We investigate the dynamics of an erbium-doped fiber ring laser that is equipped with an intracavity hollow core photonic crystal fiber gas cell. The cell is filled with acetylene as a saturable absorber. We observe cw operation at low pressures, Q switching at intermediate pressure levels, and mode locking at high pressures applied. Moreover, we show that the transition from the cw to the pulsed mode may be exploited for sensitive gas detection.     

Saturable and reverse saturable absorption of a linear polymer in dimethylformamide

An all-optical tunable narrow-band filter with an ultrafast response time of 10 ps is realized in a two-dimensional nonlinear polystyrene photonic crystal. The pump and probe scheme is adopted to measure tunability based on the picosecond optical Kerr effect. The passband of the photonic crystal filter shifts about 4 nm under excitation of 14.7 GW/cm² pump intensity, which is in agreement with the theoretical prediction. PACS 42.70.Qs; 61.46.+w; 81.15.-z     

Optimal sensing of current based on an extrinsic Sagnac interferometer configuration

The theory and experimental verification of an optical current sensor based on an extrinsic Sagnac interferometer configuration is presented. Superior performance with regard to current sensitivity and input/output linearity, and simple installability of the sensor makes it very suitable for remote current sensing in power distribution applications.     

Relative intensity noise induced by four-wave mixing in the case of two-wave transmission in an optical fiber

Four-wave mixing (FWM) is a significant nonlinear effect in wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) fiber-optic systems. For two-wave transmission, it is easily found that the FWM noise power decreases with frequency spacing and increases with signal power. However, the variation of relative intensity noise (RIN) with frequency spacing and signal power is only 2 dB at most. The intensity fluctuations induced by the energy exchange between the FWM generated new waves and the original ones are trivial and the influence of FWM on RIN can be neglected. It is also found that the increase of RIN with signal power is mainly attributed to stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) rather than FWM.     

Passive harmonic mode-locking of Er-doped fiber laser using CVD-grown few-layer MoS_2 as a saturable absorber

Passive harmonic mode locking of an erbium-doped fiber laser based on few-layer molybdenum disulfide(MoS2)saturable absorber(SA) is demonstrated. The few-layer MoS2 is prepared by the chemical vapor deposition(CVD) method and then transferred onto the end face of a fiber connector to form a fiber-compatible Mo S2SA. The 20 th harmonic modelocked pulses at 216-MHz repetition rate are stably generated with a pulse duration of 1.42 ps and side-mode suppression ratio(SMSR) of 36.1dB. The results confirm that few-layer MoS2 can serve as an effective SA for mode-locked fiber lasers.     

Optical refractometer based on an asymmetrical twin-core fiber Michelson interferometer

We report and demonstrate an optical refractometer based on a compact fiber Michelson interferometer. The Michelson interferometer is composed of an asymmetrical twin-core fiber containing a central core and a side core. By chemically etching a segment of the twin-core fiber until the side core is exposed, the effective index of the side core in the etched region is sensitive to the environmental refractive index, which leads to a shift of the transmission spectrum of the Michelson interferometer. The experimental results show that such a device has a refractive index resolution of more than 800 nm/refractive index unit in the range of 1.34-1.37.     

Photorefractive two-wave mixing in the presence of an incoherent beam

We present the numerical results of the photorefractive two-wave mixing in the presence of an incoherent beam by considering the influence of the ratios of the intensities and the light-excitation cross sections of the incoherent beam to the coherent beams on the space-charge field and the effective coupling coefficient. The results show that the incoherent beam can control the intensity of the coherent beams effectively. The experimental results agree with the theory well. One application is demonstrated to obtain the positive and negative coherent replicas of an incoherent image. The coherent images have a resolution of 80.6 line pairs/mm. Received: 2 March 1999 / Revised version: 26 July 1999 / Published online: 20 October 1999     

Graphene-based Q-switched pulsed fiber laser in a linear configuration

A pulsed laser system is realized with graphene employed as a Q-switch.The graphene is exfoliated from its solution using an optical deposition and the optical tweezer effect.A fiber ferrule that already has the graphene deposited on it is inserted into an erbium-ytterbium laser(EYL)system with linear cavity configuration.We successfully demonstrate a pulsed EYL with a pulse duration of approximately 5.9μs and a repetition rate of 20.0 kHz.     

Refractive index sensor based on an abrupt taper Michelson interferometer in a single-mode fiber

A simple refractive index sensor based on a Michelson interferometer in a single-mode fiber is constructed and demonstrated. The sensor consists of a single symmetrically abrupt taper region in a short piece of single-mode fiber that is terminated by approximately 500 nm thick gold coating. The sensitivity of the new sensor is similar to that of a long-period-grating-type sensor, and its ease of fabrication offers a low-cost alternative to current sensing applications.     

Optical bistability in an all-optical fiber nonlinear fabry-perot resonator with linear absorption

An all-optical fiber nonlinear Fabry-Perot resonator is proposed. The steady-state model for describing this resonator is developed. The transmission and refection bistabilities are shown numerically. Our results show that the bistability in this system is similar to that in a normal nonlinear Fabry-Perot etalon, except that the characteristics of the bistability can be changed not only by the cavity length but also by the phase shifts of the fiber loop mirrors.     

A tunable narrow-line-width multi-wavelength Er-doped fiber laser based on a high birefringence fiber ring mirror and an auto-tracking filter

A novel multi-wavelength erbium-doped fiber laser operating in C-band is proposed and successfully demonstrated. The wavelength interval between the wavelengths is about 0.22 nm. The 3 dB bandwidth of the laser is about 0.012 nm, and the output power reaches 4.8 mW. By using a high birefringence fiber ring mirror (HiBi-FLM) and a tunable FBG, the laser realizes switchable and tunable characteristic. The mode hopping can be effectively prevented. Moreover, this laser can improve wavelength stability significantly by taking advantage of an un-pumped Er³⁺-doped fiber at the standing-wave section. The laser can operate in stable narrow-line-width with single-, dual-wavelength, and unstable triple-wavelength output at room temperature.     

Double-polarization fiber ring interferometer based on a single-mode isotropic fiber for gyroscopy

We propose and implement the scheme of a whole-fiber double-polarization ring interferometer based on an isotropic fiber for gyroscopy purposes. The results of an experimental study of the output signal of the interferometer based on the proposed scheme are presented. The shift of the zero point of the interferometer signal (at a level of 3°/h) and the drift of the zero point (at a level of 1°/h) are determined. The rotation sensitivity of the interferometer is measured. It amounts to 0.1°/h, which agrees well with the calculation allowing for the shot noise of the photoelectric current at the output of the scheme. __________ Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 51, No. 4, pp. 328–332, April 2008.     

基于运动光栅光折变双光束耦合的刚性全息明孤子的动态演化

研究基于运动光栅双光束耦合的耗散光折变系统中的空间光孤子的动态演化问题.数值计算 表明，系统参数同这种孤子的稳定性密切相关.在某组系统参数下，孤子可以在晶体内稳定 传播足够远的距离.双光束耦合的相位与强度耦合系数之比越大，孤子的稳定性越好.讨论了 将这种系统应用于光学开关、中继及分路器件的可能性. 关键词： 空间光孤子 光折变非线性光学 耗散系统 全息光栅