2-μm Switchable dual-wavelength single-longitudinal-mode fiber laser based on a core-offset structure and carbon nanotube

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• 作者：Enci Chen ; Ping Lu ; Wei Yang ; Deming Liu ; Jiangshan Zhang
• 刊名：Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：November 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：122
• 期：11
• 全文大小：710 KB
• 刊物类别：Physics and Astronomy
• 刊物主题：Physics
  Electromagnetism, Optics and Lasers
  Physical Chemistry
  Laser Technology and Physics and Photonics
  Quantum Optics, Quantum Electronics and Nonlinear Optics
  Optical Spectroscopy and Ultrafast Optics
  Physics and Applied Physics in Engineering
  
• 出版者：Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
• ISSN：1432-0649
• 卷排序：122

文摘

In this paper, we demonstrate a switchable single-longitudinal-mode (SLM) dual-wavelength fiber laser in 2-μm region based on a core-offset structure and carbon nanotube (CNT). The switchability of the fiber laser is based on a core-offset structure which acts as a tunable filter, so that the laser can work in stable dual-wavelength operation or switch between two wavelengths by adjusting the curvature of the core-offset structure. 3.68 nm (1919.44–1923.12 nm) and 6.32 nm (1890.64–1896.96 nm) tuning range can be obtained by tuning FBGs, respectively. The wavelength shift is less than 0.08 nm, and the power variation is smaller than 0.5 and 1 dB at 1923 and 1897 nm, respectively. The SLM oscillation is guaranteed by the CNT, which works as the loss factor to realize SLM oscillation. Absorption of the CNT increases the lasing threshold of the laser, therefore only the stronger mode can get lasing and SLM emission can be obtained. The proposed fiber laser offers a convenient and low-cost design for switchable dual-wavelength fiber laser in 2-μm region which has potential application in fields of gas sensing, lidar, and so on.