Tunable wavelength erbium doped fiber linear cavity laser based on mechanically induced long-period fiber gratings

M. Pérez Maciel; J. A. Montenegro Orenday; J. M. Estudillo Ayala; D. Jáuregui-Vázquez; J. M. Sierra-Hernandez; J. C. Hernandez-Garcia; R. Rojas-Laguna

doi:10.1117/12.2238275

7 September 2016 Tunable wavelength erbium doped fiber linear cavity laser based on mechanically induced long-period fiber gratings

M. Pérez Maciel, J. A. Montenegro Orenday, J. M. Estudillo Ayala, D. Jáuregui-Vázquez, J. M. Sierra-Hernandez, J. C. Hernandez-Garcia, R. Rojas-Laguna

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Proceedings Volume 9958, Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices: Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications X; 995816 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2238275
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2016, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Tunable wavelength erbium doped fiber linear cavity laser, based on mechanically induced long-period fiber gratings (MLPFG) is presented. The laser was tuned applying pressure over the MLPFG, in order to monitor this, pressure is applied over a plate with periodic grooves that has a short length, this pressure is controlled by a digital torque tester as a result tunable effect is observed. The grooves have a period of 620µm and the maximal pressure without breakpoint fiber is around 0.80lb-in2. Furthermore, the MLPFG used can be erased, reconfigured and exhibit a transmission spectra with termal stability, similar to high cost photoinduced long period gratings. In this work, by pressure increment distributed over the MLPFG from 0.40 lb-in² to 0. 70 lb-in ², tuned operation range of 14nm was observed and single line emission was tuned in the C telecommunication band. According to the stability analysis the signal to noise ratio was 29 dB and minimal wavelength oscillations of 0.29nm.

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M. Pérez Maciel, J. A. Montenegro Orenday, J. M. Estudillo Ayala, D. Jáuregui-Vázquez, J. M. Sierra-Hernandez, J. C. Hernandez-Garcia, and R. Rojas-Laguna "Tunable wavelength erbium doped fiber linear cavity laser based on mechanically induced long-period fiber gratings", Proc. SPIE 9958, Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices: Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications X, 995816 (7 September 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2238275

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