MEMS-based tunable linear-cavity fiber laser
Document Type
Journal Article
Keywords
fiber lasers, linear-cavity fibers, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), Tunable lasersGain efficiency, Laser output power, Laser performance, Linear cavity, Narrow-line width, Output power, Ring cavities, Side mode suppression ratios, Tunable fiber lasers, Tuning ranges, Wavelength ranges, Fiber lasers, Laser tuning, Lasers, Mechatronics, Microelectromechanical devices, Micromechanics, MEMS
Faculty
Faculty of Computing, Health and Science
School
Electron Science Research Institute / Centre of Excellence for MicroPhotonic Systems
RAS ID
14216
Abstract
A novel tunable fiber laser employing a linear cavity in conjunction with a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The MEMS-based fiber laser can be tuned over a broad wavelength range while maintaining a high side-mode suppression ratio (SMSR). Experimental results demonstrate a continuously tunable fiber laser source with a tuning range as high as 30 nm and a narrow linewidth below 0.06 nm and much higher output power in comparison with ring-cavity-based fiber lasers. The laser performance is also compared with that of a ring-cavity fiber laser, and experimental results confirm that the linear-cavity fiber laser exhibits higher gain efficiency, higher laser output power, and narrower linewidth.
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Comments
Michel, D. D., Xiao, F. , & Alameh, K. (2012). MEMS-based tunable linear-cavity fiber laser. IEEE Photonics Journal, 4(3), 895-902. Available here