Electrically tunable Yb-doped fiber laser based on a liquid crystal photonic bandgap fiber device

Christina Bjarnal Thulin Olausson, Lara Scolari, Lei Wei, Danny Noordegraaf, Johannes Weirich, Thomas Tanggaard Alkeskjold, Kim P. Hansen, Anders Overgaard Bjarklev

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    Abstract

    We demonstrate electrical tunability of a fiber laser using a liquid crystal photonic bandgap fiber. Tuning of the laser is achieved by combining the wavelength filtering effect of a tunable liquid crystal photonic bandgap fiber device with an ytterbium-doped photonic crystal fiber. We fabricate an all-spliced laser cavity based on the liquid crystal photonic bandgap fiber mounted on a silicon assembly, a pump/signal combiner with single-mode signal feed-through and an ytterbium-doped photonic crystal fiber. The laser cavity produces a single-mode output and is tuned in the range 1040-1065 nm by applying an electric field to the silicon assembly.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalOptics Express
    Volume18
    Issue number8
    Pages (from-to)8229-8238
    ISSN1094-4087
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010

    Bibliographical note

    This paper was published in Optics Express and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-18-8-8229. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.

    Keywords

    • liquid-crystal devices
    • lasers
    • fiber
    • Photonic crystal fibers

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