Stable and Tunable Erbium Ring Laser by Rayleigh Backscattering Feedback and Saturable Absorber for Single-Mode Operation

This work demonstrates a high-quality erbium-doped fiber (EDF) ring laser in the L-band gain range by combining the Rayleigh backscattering (RB) feedback signal and unpumped EDF induced saturable absorber (SA) filter. The optical filter effect induced by the RB feedback injection and EDF SA could ge...

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Main Authors: Chien-Yu Liao, Yu-Hsin Kao, Ying-Zhen Chen, Kuan-Ming Cheng, Chun-Yen Lin, Tsu-Hsin Wu, Teng-Yao Yang, Chien-Hung Yeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-10-01
Series:Quantum Beam Science
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2412-382X/8/4/25
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Summary:This work demonstrates a high-quality erbium-doped fiber (EDF) ring laser in the L-band gain range by combining the Rayleigh backscattering (RB) feedback signal and unpumped EDF induced saturable absorber (SA) filter. The optical filter effect induced by the RB feedback injection and EDF SA could generate single-longitudinal-mode (SLM) behavior and shrink the linewidth to sub-kHz. The output linewidth, power, and optical-signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) of the fiber ring laser were also shown within the 42 nm wavelength bandwidth of 1565.0 to 1607.0 nm. Also, the instabilities of output power and central wavelength of each lasing lightwave were analyzed with a measurement time of 45 min.
ISSN:2412-382X