Dual-wavelength single-longitudinal-mode fiber laser with switchable wavelength spacing based on a graphene saturable absorber

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作者
Zhou, Jingjuan [1 ]
Luo, Aiping [2 ]
Luo, Zhichao [2 ]
Wang, Xudong [1 ]
Feng, Xinhuan [1 ]
Guan, Bai-ou [1 ]
机构
[1] Jinan Univ, Inst Photon Technol, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong, Peoples R China
[2] S China Normal Univ, Sch Informat & Optoelect Sci & Engn, Lab Nanophoton Funct Mat & Devices, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
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10.1364/PRJ.3.000A21
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We propose and demonstrate a dual-wavelength single-longitudinal-mode (SLM) fiber laser with switchable wavelength spacing based on a graphene saturable absorber (GSA) and a WaveShaper. By virtue of the excellent saturable absorption ability of graphene, the linewidths of the lasing wavelengths can be effectively reduced and eventually SLM operation can be obtained. The linewidths of both wavelengths are measured to be narrower than 7.3 kHz. The obtained results suggest that the graphene would be a good candidate nonlinear optical material for applications in related photonic fields, such as SLM oscillation generation for microwave generation and optical sensing. (C) 2015 Chinese Laser Press
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页码:A21 / A24
页数:4
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