Ultra-short distributed Bragg reflector fiber laser for sensing applications

Opt Express. 2009 Jun 8;17(12):10050-5. doi: 10.1364/oe.17.010050.

Abstract

We present an ultra-short distributed Bragg reflector fiber laser written in Er/Yb co-doped fiber. The entire laser is only 8.4 mm in length. The lasing threshold is less than 1 mW. The optical signal-to-noise ratio of the laser output is better than 70 dB. The laser emits two orthogonal polarization modes and generates a beat signal with signal-to-noise ratio of approximately 70 dB and 3-dB linewidth of approximately 3 kHz. The laser has longitude mode spacing comparable to the grating bandwidth. This obviates the possibility of mode hopping when the laser is subjected to any external perturbations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Fiber Optic Technology*
  • Lasers*
  • Photometry / instrumentation*
  • Refractometry / instrumentation*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Transducers*