Widely (132 nm) wavelength tunable laser using a semiconductor optical amplifier and an acousto-optic tunable filter

A widely wavelength tunable laser combining a semiconductor optical amplifier, an acousto-optic tunable filter and a Fabry-Perot etalon has been developed. It exhibited good characteristics over a 132 nm (1480-1612 nm) tuning range.     

基于Mach-Zehnder滤波的可调谐光纤激光器

() ()基金项目: 。摘要:为了实现高稳定性的可调谐激光输出,提出并设计了一种基于Mach-Zehnder(M-Z)滤波结构,结合Fabry-Perot(F-P)滤波器的可调谐掺铒光纤激光器,并对激光器的原理及实现方案进行理论分析和实验验证。所设计激光器系统的泵浦源工作波长为976 nm;长度5 m的掺铒光纤作为增益介质;采用全光纤M-Z结构进行滤波,并结合F-P滤波器实现单波长激光可调谐输出。实验中,通过调节F-P滤波器,在泵浦功率为60 mW时,实现了1547～1568 nm范围内单波长激光的稳定可调谐输出,波长调谐间隔小于1.7 nm,每个输出波长的边模抑制比均大于55 dB,线宽均小于0.1 nm。     

利用AOTF的可调谐光纤激光器的特性研究

提出了一种新型的可调谐光纤激光器 ,其谐振腔是由声光可调谐波长滤波器 (AOTF)和掺铒光纤构成的Fabry Perot腔。该激光器具有调谐方便 ,调谐速度快和调谐范围大的优点。在忽略激发态吸收和放大的自发辐射情况下 ,对该激光器的线宽和调谐特性以及阈值抽运功率和斜率效率进行了理论计算。在中心工作波长 15 5 0nm处 ,得到输出峰值的半极大值线宽 (FWHM)约为 0 2 6nm ,并且在 15 5 0nm附近 ,声波频率每改变 1MHz所调谐的峰值波长间隔约为 8 95nm。理论上 ,调谐范围只受掺铒光纤增益和滤波器带宽的限制。计算结果表明 ,该激光器的阈值抽运功率和斜率效率分别为 0 795mW和 15 15 %。     

Wavelength-selectable single-longitudinal-mode Fabry–Perot laser source using inter-injection mode-locked technique

In this paper, a simple fiber coupled laser configuration to generate stable and tunable single-longitudinal-mode (SLM) optical output based on a pair of Fabry–Perot laser diode (FP-LD) using inter-injection operation is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. By adjusting the tunable filter inside the laser cavity to align the corresponding mode of the FP-LDs, the lasing wavelength can be tuned in the wavelength range of 1528.6–1562.2 nm with 1.4 nm tuning step. In addition, the output performance of the proposed fiber coupled laser has also been discussed.     

Fiber Laser Thermally Tunable by a Filter Composed of Two Sagnac Interferometers

Many applications, such as fiber Bragg grating characterization, wavelength division multiplexing, etc. require tunable laser sources with one emission line in a certain wavelength range. Generally, such sources are laser systems combined with tunable filters. In this work an all-fiber laser tunable by a filter composed of two Sagnac interferometers in series is described. The filter loops were constructed of high birefringence fibers (HiBiFi) and the filter was thermally tunable with a single transmission maximum in the Erbium gain spectrum. The results showed that for interferometers with 14 cm HiBiFi length a bandwidth reduction of the transmission peak, a single-line laser emission, a tuning sensitivity of approx. -0.8 nm/degC and a spectral full-width at half-maximum bandwidth of 0.03 nm in the range of 1538-1580 nm were obtained.     

一种新颖的基于AFMLF的双倍布里渊频移间隔的MWBEL

提出了一种基于非线性放大光纤环形镜(AFMLF)滤波器的双倍布里渊频移间隔的多波长掺铒光纤激光器(MWBEL)环形腔结构,其中非线性放大光纤环形镜被用作滤波器。当980nm泵浦功率为10.29dBm、可调激光源(TLS)的中心波长为1 563nm、功率为-3dBm时,得到了波长间隔为0.16nm的12阶偶数阶多波长激光输出。同时,还研究了980nm抽运功率、偏振控制器(PC)以及可调激光源的中心波长对输出斯托克斯光波数的影响。     

Optically transparent digitally tunable wavelength filter

A new digital architecture combining a spatial light modulator written dynamic hologram and a fixed diffractive grating has been demonstrated to produce a tunable wavelength filter with a tuning resolution of 2.5 nm over a 160 nm range. Three modes of a broadband 1.45 μm laser diode have been isolated using the filter and selectively coupled into singlemode communications fibre     

Tunable multiwavelength fiber ring lasers using a programmable high-birefringence fiber loop mirror

We demonstrate a comb filter with digitally tunable wavelength spacing using a programmable high-birefringence (HiBi) fiber loop mirror (FLM). We then use the HiBi-FLM to implement a tunable multiwavelength semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)-based fiber ring laser and a tunable multiwavelength all-fiber Raman ring laser. Both lasers exhibit stable room-temperature operation and have a wavelength spacing that is digitally tunable between 1.6 and 3.2 nm. With the SOA-based configuration, we obtain six wavelengths with a spacing of 3.2 nm and 11 wavelengths with a spacing of 1.6 nm; with the all-fiber Raman-based configuration, we obtain four wavelengths with a spacing of 3.2 nm and five wavelengths with a spacing of 1.6 nm.     

采用可调Mach-Zehnder滤波的波长可切换掺铒光纤激光器

为了实现高稳定性的可调谐激光输出,提出并设计了一种基于马赫-曾德（M-Z）结构和光纤光栅串结合的掺铒光纤激光器,在M-Z干涉结构的一个干涉臂中加入光学延迟线（ODL）,实现对干涉间隔的灵活可调。系统结构设计采用976 nm波长的LD作为泵浦源,长度为6 m的掺铒光纤作为增益介质;采用光栅串将特定波长的光反射回环形腔形成振荡;采用M-Z结构产生梳状滤波用来对光栅串反射回的光进行选择;通过调节ODL来改变腔内损耗,进而实现激光的可调谐输出,并通过在系统中加入可饱和吸收体（SA）和子腔结构来抑制波长的跳变。实验中,在泵浦功率为100 mW时,实现了单波长双波长和三波长的稳定的激光输出。单波长共输出13个,调谐范围为1 570~1 596 nm,调谐间隔为2 nm,边模抑制比均大于50 dB。     

A combined tunable optical filter and tunable MQW ring laser

A dual-purpose, grating-based tunable optical filter/ring laser is described for accurate wavelength selection and generation at customer terminals. The device selects a single-wavelength channel from a HDWDM multiplex with 1 nm channel spacing, and simultaneously generates an identical wavelength as part of a tunable ring laser. The device is tunable over a 125 nm wavelength range, centered in the 1.5 μm low-loss fiber window     

A Stabilized and Tunable Single-Frequency Erbium-Doped Fiber Ring Laser Employing External Injection Locking

A stabilized and tunable single-longitudinal-mode erbium-doped fiber ring laser has been proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The laser is structured by combining the compound cavity with a fiber Fabry-Peacuterot tunable filter. An injection-locking technique has been used to stabilize the wavelength and output power of the laser. One of the longitudinal modes is stimulated by the injected continuous wave so that this mode is able to win the competition to stabilize the system. A minimum output power of 0.6 dBm and a signal-to-noise ratio of over 43 dB within the tuning range of 1527-1562 nm can be achieved with the proposed technique. A wavelength variation of less than 0.01 nm, a power fluctuation of less than 0.02 dB, and a short-term linewidth of about 1.4 kHz have also been obtained     

Widely tunable wavelength spacing dual-wavelength single longitudinal mode erbium doped fiber laser

A simple widely tunable wavelength spacing dual-wavelength single longitudinal mode (SLM) erbium doped fiber laser (EDFL) based on cascaded fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) and birefringent fiber filter is proposed and demonstrated. Experimental results show that the lasing wavelength spacing is widely tunable in a range from 2 nm to 18 nm, which has potential to generate frequency tunable terahertz (THz) waves by beating the lasing dual-wavelength in a high speed photodetector. The birefringent fiber filter acts as an ultra-narrow bandpass filter and benefits the simultaneous oscillation of dual-wavelength in a single laser cavity. The output peak power of the lasing dual-wavelength is approximately equalized at room temperature, and a high optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) is realized in the whole tuning range. The SLM operation of dual-wavelength fiber laser is verified by Fabry–Perot (F–P) scanning interferometer, and the clear eye diagram proves that the proposed fiber laser is effective in the application of fiber optic communication system.     

Electrooptic narrow linewidth wavelength tuning and intensity modulation of an erbium fiber ring laser

We report an electrically tunable fiber laser featuring a 50-channel wavelength switching capability with a 0.2 nm linewidth and -20 dB crosstalk. The laser consists of an Er-doped fiber resonator and an electro-optic TE-TM convertor used as a wavelength tunable filter. It allows wavelength tuning over a spectral range of 10 nm with a tuning rate of 0.05 nm/V and a linewidth of 0.06 nm.     

基于环型腔掺Er光纤激光器的FBG传感系统

提出并实验了一种基于可调谐环型腔掺Er光纤激光器的光纤光栅（FBG）传感解调系统。传感FBG与受一维调节器调节控制的匹配FBG共同构成环型腔掺Er光纤激光器的窄带滤波器。一维调节器与步进电机相连,步进电机由PC通过可编程逻辑控制器（PLC）进行控制,一维调节器通过调节匹配FBG的周期以匹配传感FBG的周期从而滤除激光的输出,由激光的输出特性来判断2个FBG周期的匹配性并完成对传感FBG周期的测量。调节器控制系统、激光信号检测电路与数据处理模块共同完成传感信号的解调。实验测得,在4．04nm范围内,系统的波长探测精度为0．02nm。     

液晶调谐滤光片对Ar+激光器谱线的提取

从理论和实验上证明了液晶调谐滤光片可用于复色激光器中提取所需要的谱线 ,从而避免多级双折射滤光片的使用。对Ar+激光器中最强的两条谱线 488nm蓝光和 5 14 5nm绿光进行测试 ,用较低的调谐电压即可提取所需要的谱线 ,当两谱线经过以E70为材料的液晶调谐滤光片时 ,液晶盒上所加电压为 1 19V ,透过的基本是 488nm谱线 ;电压为 1 30V透过的是 5 14 5nm谱线。     

Wideband wavelength tunable modelocked fibre laser over 1557-1607nm

An electronically wavelength tunable modelocked fibre laser operating over a 50 nm range using an all-fibre acousto-optic tunable filter is presented. The tuning range is 1557-1607 nm, for a 70 m long erbium-doped fibre (EDF) with a 270 ppm concentration     

基于镀铜长周期FBG的波长可调谐环形光纤激光器

将采用化学镀铜膜技术封装的长周期光纤光栅（LPFG）串人环形腔中,设计了一种新颖的波长可调谐掺Er3＋光纤激光器（EDFL）。铜镀膜（化学涂镀）的LPFG在激光器环腔中用作带阻滤波器,利用恒电流源调节LPFG所处温度场,影响LPFG透射谱,改变激光器环形腔增益最高点,实现输出激光波长的可调谐。在LPFG环境温度调谐20...     

InAlGaAs bulk micromachined tunable Fabry–Pérot filter for dense WDM systems

In this work we report on micromechanically tunable Fabry–Pérot filter concepts for wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) systems. The optical resonator is designed for a cavity length around 30 μm in order to increase the filter selectivity while relaxing the demands on the required mirror reflectance. The introduction of micromechanical actuators, utilizing electrothermal and electrostatic principles, allows wavelength tuning of the filter over a range of more than 40 nm in the 1.55 μm wavelength regime. The movable Bragg mirror, designed as suspended membrane and fabricated with an InP bulk-micromachining technology, consists of a molecular beam epitaxy-grown InAlGaAs quarter-wavelength multilayer stack. The influence of micromechanical actuation and the effect of intrinsic mechanical stress on the mirror deformation has been investigated systematically to optimize the optical filter performance. Filter losses induced by the light absorption within the epitaxial Bragg mirror have been minimized using a highly doped InGaAs/InAlAs composition. Furthermore, low-loss Fabry–Pérot filters have been fabricated using InAlGaAs/InAlAs Bragg mirrors. The measured full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) is 0.24 nm and a filter insertion loss of 2.8 dB has been observed. The FWHM is kept below 0.35 nm over an entire tuning range of 40 nm for an actuation power of 1.3 mW. The bulk-micromachining technology presented here is open for the future development of WDM components, e.g. tunable receivers or laser diodes.     

宽带快速线性扫频激光光源的研制

报道了一种基于光栅多面镜调谐滤波器的宽带快速线性扫频激光光源。调谐滤波器由光栅和旋转多面镜组成,采用了非望远镜型利特罗布局,以简化滤波光学系统。在激光谐振腔中采用了自发辐射光谱范围互为拓展的双半导体光放大器,并将二者并联使用以确保宽光谱范围。研制的扫频激光光源的中心波长为1312 nm,扫频光谱范围为170 nm,半峰全宽为116 nm,对应于多面镜695 r/s的转速,扫频速度达到50 kHz,相应的激光输出平均功率为2 mW。该宽带快速线性扫频激光光源,尤其适用于高分辨扫频光学相干层析成像系统,轴向分辨率能达到6.5μm。     

基于DMD滤波器的波长间隔可调谐的双波长单纵模光纤环形激光器

提出一种稳定的波长间隔可调谐的双波长单纵模环形光纤激光器。在复合环形谐振腔中,采用由数字微镜装置（DMD）滤波器和两个不同长度的次级环形谐振腔组成的多重滤波的方式来选择激光器的工作模式。其中,DMD滤波器可以从掺铒光纤的自发增益谱中任意选择两个波长并将它们耦合进光路中;次级环形谐振腔作为模式滤波器,可以保证激光器输出单纵模激射;利用非线性光子晶体光纤（HN-PCF）的四波混频（FWM）效应,使激光器输出均衡平稳的双波长激射。在室温条件下,不用移动实验装置中的任何器件,通过将位置不同的光栅映射在DMD滤波器上来实现双波长间隔可调谐,调谐范围为0.165nm到1.08nm,调谐步长为0.055nm。