Electronically tunable mid-infrared mode-locked dysprosium fiber laser with over 330 nm tunability [Invited]. Proc. SPIE 10897, Fiber Lasers XVI: Technology and Systems, San Francisco, USA, 2019, (Paper 108970R).
Abstract
Mode-locked fiber lasers are currently limited to sub-3-µm wavelengths, despite application-driven demand for longer wavelength mid-IR pulse sources. Erbium- and holmium-doped fluoride fiber lasers are emerging for 2.7–2.9 µm emission, yet further extending this coverage is challenging. Here, we propose a new approach using dysprosium-doped fiber with frequency shifted feedback (FSF), achieving 33 ps pulses with up to 2.7 nJ energy, tunable from 2.97 to 3.30 µm. Notably, this is the longest wavelength mode-locked fiber laser and the most broadly tunable pulsed fiber source to date. Simulations are also performed, offering insights into the dynamics of FSF pulse generation.
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@conference{Woodward2019d, title = {Electronically tunable mid-infrared mode-locked dysprosium fiber laser with over 330 nm tunability [Invited]}, author = {R. I. Woodward and M. R. Majewski and S. D. Jackson}, url = {https://riwoodward.com/publication_files/woodward_2019_pw_fsf.pdf}, doi = {10.1117/12.2507093}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-03-30}, booktitle = {Proc. SPIE 10897, Fiber Lasers XVI: Technology and Systems}, address = {San Francisco, USA}, abstract = {Mode-locked fiber lasers are currently limited to sub-3-µm wavelengths, despite application-driven demand for longer wavelength mid-IR pulse sources. Erbium- and holmium-doped fluoride fiber lasers are emerging for 2.7–2.9 µm emission, yet further extending this coverage is challenging. Here, we propose a new approach using dysprosium-doped fiber with frequency shifted feedback (FSF), achieving 33 ps pulses with up to 2.7 nJ energy, tunable from 2.97 to 3.30 µm. Notably, this is the longest wavelength mode-locked fiber laser and the most broadly tunable pulsed fiber source to date. Simulations are also performed, offering insights into the dynamics of FSF pulse generation.}, note = {Paper 108970R}, keywords = {fibre laser}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} }