Title :
Tunable dual-wavelength ytterbium doped photonic crystal fiber laser based on a Mach-Zehnder interferometer
Author :
Toral-Acosta, Daniel ; Castillo-Guzman, A. ; Selvas-Aguilar, Romeo ; Sierra-Hernandez, J.M. ; Guzman-Ramos, Valentin ; Rojas-Laguna, R.
Author_Institution :
Fac. de Cienc. Fisico Mat., Univ. Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico
Abstract :
A tunable dual-wavelength ytterbium doped photonic crystal fiber laser based on a Mach-Zehnder interferometer is presented. The laser tunes from 1026nm to 1034nm by controlling the birefringence with a linewidth of 0.007nm and a contrast of 40dB.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; birefringence; fibre lasers; holey fibres; laser tuning; optical control; photonic crystals; spectral line breadth; ytterbium; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; birefringence control; gain 40 dB; spectral linewidth; tunable dual-wavelength ytterbium doped photonic crystal fiber laser; wavelength 0.007 nm; wavelength 1026 nm to 1034 nm; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Optical fibers; Photonic crystal fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
