Switchable Ytterbium Fiber Laser Based on a Symmetrical Long-Period Fiber Grating
In this study, a switchable ytterbium-doped fiber laser based on symmetrical long-period fiber grating (LPFG) is presented. The LPFG is used as a wavelength-selective filter (WSF). Utilizing this WSF, the laser can emit one, two, or multiple stable output beams by adjusting the temperature on the LP...
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| author | Erika C. Silva-Alvarado Alejandro Martinez-Rios Luis M. Ledesma-Carrillo Daniel Jauregui-Vazquez Guillermo Salceda-Delgado Teresa Elena Porraz-Culebro Javier Antonio Martin Vela Juan Manuel Sierra-Hernandez |
| author_facet | Erika C. Silva-Alvarado Alejandro Martinez-Rios Luis M. Ledesma-Carrillo Daniel Jauregui-Vazquez Guillermo Salceda-Delgado Teresa Elena Porraz-Culebro Javier Antonio Martin Vela Juan Manuel Sierra-Hernandez |
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| description | In this study, a switchable ytterbium-doped fiber laser based on symmetrical long-period fiber grating (LPFG) is presented. The LPFG is used as a wavelength-selective filter (WSF). Utilizing this WSF, the laser can emit one, two, or multiple stable output beams by adjusting the temperature on the LPFG from 20 °C to 600 °C. In addition, switching is also possible by adjusting the curvature of the LPFG from 0.399 to 0.709 m<sup>−1</sup>. The symmetrical LPFG was fabricated by combining the cladding shaping with the thermal core expansion techniques by using a CO2-laser LZM-100 glass-processing system. The experimental results show a side-mode suppression ratio (SMSR) of 49 dB and a linewidth of 0.06 nm, within the range from 1038 to 1080 nm. In conclusion, the main achievement of this switchable laser is the high SMSR and stable output for high values of temperature, using a repeatable, simple, easy construction, and cost-effective laser tuning technique. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b504f20a7d8e4b819b0050bd394b27042022-12-21T22:51:11ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552021-01-0113311910.1109/JPHOT.2021.30764169417622Switchable Ytterbium Fiber Laser Based on a Symmetrical Long-Period Fiber GratingErika C. Silva-Alvarado0Alejandro Martinez-Rios1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4537-1580Luis M. Ledesma-Carrillo2Daniel Jauregui-Vazquez3Guillermo Salceda-Delgado4Teresa Elena Porraz-Culebro5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9503-7081Javier Antonio Martin Vela6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9478-2343Juan Manuel Sierra-Hernandez7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9178-4968Departamento de Ingeniería Electrónica, Campus Irapuato-Salamanca Universidad de Guanajuato, Salamanca, Gto, MéxicoCentro de Investigaciones en Óptica, León Guanajuato, MéxicoDepartamento de Estudios Multidisciplinarios, Campus Irapuato-Salamanca Universidad de Guanajuato, Yuriria, Guanajuato, MéxicoDepartamento de Ingeniería Electrónica, Campus Irapuato-Salamanca Universidad de Guanajuato, Salamanca, Gto, MéxicoFacultad de Ciencias Físico Matemáticas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolas de los Garza, MéxicoCentro de Investigaciones en Óptica, León Guanajuato, MéxicoDepartamento de Ingeniería Electrónica, Campus Irapuato-Salamanca Universidad de Guanajuato, Salamanca, Gto, MéxicoDepartamento de Ingeniería Electrónica, Campus Irapuato-Salamanca Universidad de Guanajuato, Salamanca, Gto, MéxicoIn this study, a switchable ytterbium-doped fiber laser based on symmetrical long-period fiber grating (LPFG) is presented. The LPFG is used as a wavelength-selective filter (WSF). Utilizing this WSF, the laser can emit one, two, or multiple stable output beams by adjusting the temperature on the LPFG from 20 °C to 600 °C. In addition, switching is also possible by adjusting the curvature of the LPFG from 0.399 to 0.709 m<sup>−1</sup>. The symmetrical LPFG was fabricated by combining the cladding shaping with the thermal core expansion techniques by using a CO2-laser LZM-100 glass-processing system. The experimental results show a side-mode suppression ratio (SMSR) of 49 dB and a linewidth of 0.06 nm, within the range from 1038 to 1080 nm. In conclusion, the main achievement of this switchable laser is the high SMSR and stable output for high values of temperature, using a repeatable, simple, easy construction, and cost-effective laser tuning technique.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9417622/Ytterbium fiber laserlong period fiber grating (LPFG)switchableCO2-laser glass processing system |
| spellingShingle | Erika C. Silva-Alvarado Alejandro Martinez-Rios Luis M. Ledesma-Carrillo Daniel Jauregui-Vazquez Guillermo Salceda-Delgado Teresa Elena Porraz-Culebro Javier Antonio Martin Vela Juan Manuel Sierra-Hernandez Switchable Ytterbium Fiber Laser Based on a Symmetrical Long-Period Fiber Grating IEEE Photonics Journal Ytterbium fiber laser long period fiber grating (LPFG) switchable CO2-laser glass processing system |
| title | Switchable Ytterbium Fiber Laser Based on a Symmetrical Long-Period Fiber Grating |
| title_full | Switchable Ytterbium Fiber Laser Based on a Symmetrical Long-Period Fiber Grating |
| title_fullStr | Switchable Ytterbium Fiber Laser Based on a Symmetrical Long-Period Fiber Grating |
| title_full_unstemmed | Switchable Ytterbium Fiber Laser Based on a Symmetrical Long-Period Fiber Grating |
| title_short | Switchable Ytterbium Fiber Laser Based on a Symmetrical Long-Period Fiber Grating |
| title_sort | switchable ytterbium fiber laser based on a symmetrical long period fiber grating |
| topic | Ytterbium fiber laser long period fiber grating (LPFG) switchable CO2-laser glass processing system |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9417622/ |
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