Switchable multiwavelength ytterbium-doped fiber laser using a non-adiabatic microfiber interferometer

In this paper, we have successfully demonstrated a stable dual, triple and quad-wavelength generation of ytterbium-doped fiber by incorporating a non-adiabatic microfiber interferometer (N-MI) into the laser ring cavity. Three sets of dual-wavelength, two sets of triple-wavelength and one set of quad-wavelength with the same wavelength spacing of 4.24 nm for all sets of multiwavelengths over the range of 1035 nm to 1050 nm are obtained by means of a nonlinear polarization rotation mechanism. The side-mode suppression ratio (SMSR) is ∼53 dBm while the wavelength fluctuation and maximum power are 0.01 nm and less than 0.6 dB, respectively. Such features offer flexibility in multiwavelength generation and a stable output, with addition to a reliable system at an ambient temperature

The generation of passive dual wavelengths Q-switched YDFL by MoSe2film

A simple ytterbium doped fiber laser (YDFL) setup was used to generate Q-switching pulses by using a D-shaped polished fiber as a wavelength selective filter. The gain medium used in the cavity was ytterbium doped fiber with length 70 cm. By utilizing a MoSe2 film as saturable absorber into the cavity, a stable dual wavelength was produced at 1036.69 and 1039.22 nm. The wavelength separation of the output spectrum was 2.53 nm. We found a maximum pulse energy of 0.99 nJ and shortest pulse width of 1.2 μs. We have determined consistent dual-wavelength Q-switching pulses for the 1-micron region

Ag-nanoparticle as a Q switched device for tunable C-band fiber laser

The use of silver (Ag)-nanoparticle as saturable absorber (SA) to induce tunable Q-switched fiber laser in C-band is demonstrated. The Ag-nanoparticle SA exhibits modulation depth of 31.6% and saturation intensity of 0.54 MW cm−2. The SA is integrated into the laser cavity by sandwiching it between two fiber ferrules. Lasing in CW region starts at 10 mW, whereas stable self-starting Q-switching with a central wavelength of 1558.4 nm begins at 20 mW. As the pump power increases, the repetition rate varies from 10.5 kHz to 24.4 kHz and the narrowest pulse width obtained is around 6.5 µs. The Q-switched laser has a tuning range of 27.3 nm (1552.9–1580.2 nm). The stability of the pulse is verified from the radio-freqeuncy (RF) spectrum with a measured signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 46.22 dB. The ability of Ag-nanoparticle as an effective SA may lead to further development of pulsed fiber laser in the field of photonics