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Wavelength tunable high power laser using a double-clad Er:Yb doped fiber

Laser Physics volume 21, pages 1936–1940 (2011)Cite this article

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We experimentally demonstrated a stable, wavelength-tunable fiber laser using a polarization-maintaining, double-clad Er:Yb doped fiber amplifier in the cavity. The output wavelength is tunable over the range from 1535 to 1567 nm using a fixed grating and the dichroic mirror placed on a rotational mount; under rotation of the dichroic mirror the tuning ratio of 50 nm/deg was found. We studied the wavelength tuning range dependence on the amplifier fiber length and achieved a maximal output power of 850 mW. This configuration can be Q-switched for high peak power and its narrow bandwidth is suitable for nonlinear optics applications, such as parametric teraherthz generator.

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  1. Instituto National de Astrofisica, Optica y Electrónica, Luis Enrique Erro no. 1 Puebla, Pue, 72000, México

    B. Ibarra-Escamilla

  2. Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica, Loma del Bosque 115, Col. Lomas del Campestre, León, Gto, 37150, Mexico

    O. Pottiez, Q. Zhan & E. A. Kuzin

  3. Electro-Optics Program, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH, 45469, USA

    R. Zhou, P. E. Powers & J. W. Haus

  4. Physics Department, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH, 45469, USA

    P. E. Powers

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Ibarra-Escamilla, B., Pottiez, O., Zhou, R. et al. Wavelength tunable high power laser using a double-clad Er:Yb doped fiber. Laser Phys. 21, 1936–1940 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1054660X11190170

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