Wavelength-Flexible Thulium-Doped Fiber Laser Based on Digital Micromirror Array

Autor: Xiao Chen, Dezheng Dai, Yi Zhang, Hongyuan Wu, Yunshu Gao, Genxiang Chen, Yiquan Wang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Micromachines, Vol 11, Iss 12, p 1036 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2072-666X
DOI: 10.3390/mi11121036
Popis: Wavelength-tunable thulium-doped fiber laser is demonstrated employing a digital micromirror device (DMD) in combination with a fixed grating. The diffraction property of four typical models of DMDs and its steering efficiency for the laser system are analyzed based on two-dimensional grating theory. By spatially modulating reflective patterns on a DMD, the stable, fast, and flexible tuning of lasing wavelength from 1930 nm to 2000 nm is achieved with wavelength tuning accuracy of 0.1 nm. The side-mode suppression ratio is larger than 50 dB around the 2 μm band with 3 dB linewidth less than 0.05 nm. The wavelength drift and power fluctuation are lower than 0.05 nm and 0.1 dB within 1 h at the room temperature, respectively.
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