Self-Q-Switch and CW Operation of a Tunable Dual-Wavelength Er/Yb Double-Clad Fiber Laser

Ibarra Escamilla, Baldemar y Durán Sánchez, Manuel y Posada Ramírez, Berenice y Prieto Cortés, Patricia y Alvarez Tamayo, Ricardo Iván y Kuzin, Evgeny A. (2018) Self-Q-Switch and CW Operation of a Tunable Dual-Wavelength Er/Yb Double-Clad Fiber Laser. Applied sciences, 8 (2). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2076-3417

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Abstract: In this paper, a double-clad Er/Yb fiber laser with self-Q-switched and continuous wave operation depending on the pump power range is experimentally demonstrated. The linear cavity is formedononesidebyapairofcascadedtunablefiberBragggratingsusedfortheselectionandtuning of the generated laser lines. On the opposite side, a fiber optical loop mirror with high birefringence fiber in the loop is used to adjust the intra-cavity losses to obtain dual-wavelength emission by temperaturechangesonthefiberloop. Continuouswavedual-wavelengthlaseroperationisobtained for tunable separation of the generated laser lines in a range from 1 to 7 nm, maximum output power of 3.6 W with a pump power of 10 W and laser wavelengths linewidth of ~0.2 nm. Self-Q-switched laser pulses are obtained with low pump power in a range from 322 to 890 mW. Q-switched pulses with minimum pulse duration of ~1.5 µs and maximum pulse energy of ~3.5 µJ are obtained. Keywords: fiber lasers; Q-switched lasers; fiber Bragg gratings; Er/Yb double-clad fibers; fiber optical loop mirror

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