Single-frequency, single-polarization ytterbium-doped fiber laser by self-injection locking

Anting Wang, Hai Ming, Feng Li, Lixin Xu, Liang Lu, Huaqiao Gui, Jing Huang, Jianping Xie

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Abstract

We demonstrated a stable single-frequency, single-polarization operation of ytterbium-doped fiber laser. As a novel practical method to realize single-polarization operation of fiber distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) laser, we proposed self-injection locking (SIL) with an active fiber ring feedback cavity. The laser has high output power exceeding 15 mW, wavelength of 1053.20 nm, and side-mode suppression ratio greater than 60 dB. The SIL fiber laser shows the improvements in output power and side-mode suppression compared with the fiber DBR laser. No mode-hopping is observed within 2 hours.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)223-225
Number of pages3
JournalChinese Optics Letters
Volume2
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2004
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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