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Stable dual-wavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser with switchable spacing employing controllable channel loss

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A stable dual-wavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser with switchable spacing is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. An arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) incorporating two fiber optic switches (OS) is used to as the wavelength selector. The ring cavity is divided into two cavities by a 30:70 optical coupler. Equalized dual-wavelength outputs are achieved by controlling the variable optical attenuator (VOA) inserted in the lower loss cavity. The wavelength spacing can be tuned from 0.80 to 12.05 nm. The fiber laser has good optical quality with maximum power fluctuation of 1.5 dB and side mode suppression ratios (SMSRs) higher than 71 dB.

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  1. School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, 300387, China

    C. Zhang, J. F. Zhao & C. Y. Miao

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Zhang, C., Zhao, J.F. & Miao, C.Y. Stable dual-wavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser with switchable spacing employing controllable channel loss. Laser Phys. 22, 1573–1576 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1054660X12100295

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