Stable gain-switched thulium fiber laser with 140 nm tuning range
Optics
2016-03-14 v1
Abstract
We demonstrate a gain-switched thulium fiber laser that can be continuously tuned over 140 nm, while maintaining stable nanosecond single-pulse operation. To the best of our knowledge, this system represents the broadest tuning range for a gain-switched fiber laser. The system simplicity and wideband wavelength tunability combined with the ability to control the temporal characteristics of the gain-switched pulses mean this is a versatile source highly suited to a wide range of applications in the eye-safe region of the infrared, including spectroscopy, sensing and material processing, as well as being a practical seed source for pumping nonlinear processes.
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@article{arxiv.1508.07585,
title = {Stable gain-switched thulium fiber laser with 140 nm tuning range},
author = {Fengqiu Wang and Yafei Meng and Edmund Kelleher and Guoxiang Guo and Yao Li and Yongbing Xu and Shining Zhu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1508.07585},
year = {2016}
}
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4 pages, 5 figures