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Tunable, multiwavelength Tm-doped fiber laser based on polarization rotation and four-wave-mixing effect

Xiong Wang, Yadong Zhu, Pu Zhou, Xiaolin Wang, Hu Xiao, and Lei Si

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Abstract

We propose and demonstrate a tunable multiwavelength fiber laser employing polarization-maintaining Tm-doped fiber based on polarization rotation and four-wave-mixing effect. Polarization-maintaining Tm-doped fiber and polarization controllers were employed to manipulate the polarization modes in the laser, and 400 m long single-mode passive fiber was used to enhance the four-wave-mixing effect and suppress the polarization mode competition. Stable fiber laser operation of 1-6 wavelengths around 1.9 μm was achieved at room temperatures. The wavelengths can be tuned through adjusting the polarization controllers. The optical signal-to-noise ratio of the laser is more than 31 dB. The wavelength shift is less than 0.05 nm and the peak fluctuation of each wavelength is analyzed. For most of the wavelengths the peak fluctuations are less than 3 dB and the peak fluctuations of wavelengths with more stability are below 1.5 dB.

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1. Introduction

Multiwavelength fiber lasers have attracted lots of interest recently due to their plenty of potential application in fields such as wavelength division multiplexing communication, precise spectroscopy and optical fiber sensing. There are many different methods to realize stable multiwavelength fiber laser operation, such as liquid nitrogen cooling [1, 2], spatial mode beating filter [3, 4], multiple fiber Bragg gratings [5–7], anisotropic gain effects [8–11], nonlinear optical loop mirror [12–15], four-wave mixing (FWM) [16–19], tunable comb filter [20–24], dispersion compensating fiber [25] and nonlinear polarization rotation [26–29]. In the past two decades, most of the previous investigations of multiwavelength fiber lasers focus on 1 and 1.5 μm band [1–30]. Since 2 μm lasers have lots of applications in LIDAR, communication and atmospheric sensing, they have also attracted broad attention in recent years. However, there are few reports on tunable or multiwavelength fiber lasers near 2 μm up to now [31–35]. In 2010, Wang et al. reported a 2 μm tunable Tm-doped fiber laser based on bulk configuration [31]. In 2011, Zhou et al. demonstrated a stable dual-wavelength Tm-doped fiber laser around 1.94 μm [32], Geng et al. reported an all-fiber wavelength-swept laser near 2 μm [33]. In 2013, Peng et al. reported a 1.94 μm switchable dual-wavelength Tm-doped fiber laser [34], Shin et al. demonstrated a wavelength-tunable Tm-doped fiber laser based on the digitally programmable micro-mirror array [35]. Furthermore, for multiwavelength fiber laser near 2 μm, the number of wavelengths and flexibility of tunability still require great improvement compared with the multiwavelength lasers of Yb-doped and Er-doped fiber near 1 and 1.5 μm. As far as we know, there has been no report on tunable multiwavelength fiber laser around 2 μm with monolithic Tm-doped fiber configuration.

In this paper, we propose and experimentally demonstrate a tunable multiwavelength fiber laser around 1.9 μm based on polarization-maintaining Tm-doped fiber (PM-TDF). The polarization mode competition is suppressed employing polarization rotation method and FWM effect. Stable fiber laser operations of 1-6 wavelengths are achieved and the wavelengths can be tuned by adjusting the polarization controllers (PCs).

2. Experiment setup

Figure 1 depicts the system of tunable multiwavelength fiber laser employing PM-TDF. The PM-TDF laser is pumped by a 1550 nm fiber laser via a wavelength division multiplexer (WDM, 1550/2000). Two PCs are employed at both ends of the PM-TDF. The 5 m long single cladding PM-TDF serves as the gain medium of the fiber laser, and the core diameter is 9 μm and cladding diameter is 125 μm. The mode field diameter of the PM-TDF is 10.5 μm at 2000 nm and the absorption coefficient at 1550 nm is about 7 dB/m. The NA of the fiber is 0.15, and the birefringence is 2.5 × 10−4. A polarization independent isolator (ISO) is inserted into the cavity to force unidirectional operation of the ring laser. A piece of 400 m long single mode 9/125 fiber (SMF) is included in the system to enhance the FWM effect of laser. The multiwavelength laser output was realized by a 50:50 filter coupler near 2 μm. The spectra of the multiwavelength fiber laser were analyzed by an optical spectrum analyzer (OSA) with resolution of 0.05 nm.

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Fig. 1 Schematic diagram of the tunable multiwavelength fiber laser. SMF: single mode fiber; WDM: wavelength division multiplexer; PC1, PC2: polarization controller; PM-TDF: polarization-maintaining Tm-doped fiber; ISO: isolator.

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In our system, the PM-TDF introduces the anisotropic gain effects into the fiber laser operation [8–11]. The PCs can control the polarization states of the pump laser and signal laser. If the pump laser’s polarization direction is parallel to that of principal axis, for instance, the laser mode in the cavity with the same polarization state may oscillate and hence usually one wavelength operation is achieved. If the pump laser is polarized at 45° to the direction of principal axis, two or more polarization laser modes may oscillate simultaneously because of anisotropic gain effect. Furthermore, if the pump laser has several polarization states, multiwavelength operation is available. By changing the states of the PCs at both ends of the PM-TDF, we can control and select the polarization states of the laser modes in the cavity effectively. Employing the 400 m passive SMF to suppress the polarization mode competition based on FWM effect [16–19], then tunable multiwavelength PM-TDF laser is achievable.

3. Tunable multiwavelength results

Figure 2 shows the stable multiwavelength operation when the pump power is low and the SMF is not included in the system. One can find that the PM-TDF have enhanced the polarization hole-burning and thus enable the laser to operate in multiwavelength range. Although the maximum optical signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is only about 9 dB after adjusting the PCs, this multiwavelength operation is very stable and the peak fluctuations of the wavelengths are less than 0.2 dB. These results show that multiwavelength operation of PM-TDF with higher SNR is possible if the polarization mode competition is further suppressed effectively.

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Fig. 2 Stable multiwavelength operation when SMF is not included in the fiber laser system.

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FWM effect is a useful method to suppress the homogenous broadening of rare-earth-doped fiber, and the polarization mode competition in laser cavity can be suppressed effectively [16–19]. In the later experiment, 400m long passive SMF was inserted into the laser system and the pump power was increased. When the laser modes propagate in the 400 m long SMF, nonlinear effects (owing to the Kerr effect, for example) are enhanced. Then FWM process and degenerate FWM process are produced in the laser cavity. The several processes of degenerate FWM can transfer the energy from the higher-energy resonance modes to the lower-energy resonance modes, hence the polarization mode competition in the TDF can be effectively degraded and stable multiwavelength resonance is achievable. The threshold of the multiwavelength fiber laser was about 230 mW, which is mainly attributed to the high loss caused by the 400 m long SMF and the 50:50 coupler. Finely adjusting the PCs and increasing the pump power properly, stable 1-6 wavelengths operations were achieved, as Figs. 3-8 show.Figure 3 shows the one wavelength operation at 1891.615 nm, the SNR is about 36 dB, and the pump power is 230 mW. Figure 4 depicts the two lines operation at 1886.923 and 1892.039 nm, the bandwidth is 1.6 dB, and the pump power is 460 mW. Increasing the pump power further and adjusting the PCs, more lines can be obtained. Figure 5 shows the three lines operation at 1880.846, 1883.462 and 1885.962 nm, the wavelength spacing between adjacent wavelengths is about 2.5 nm. Four lines operation at 1880.577, 1883.039, 1885.654 and 1888.000 nm is shown in Fig. 6, the SNR is 32 dB and bandwidth is 3.3 dB. Figure 7 depicts the five lines operation located at 1879.769, 1882.154, 1883.462, 1884.846 and 1887.231 nm. The wavelength spacing is not uniform but the bandwidth is only 1.7 dB. From Fig. 8 we can see the six lines operation at 1878.462, 1879.488, 1880.923, 1882.192, 1883.231 and 1884.577 nm. The SNR is 35 dB but the bandwidth is 7.7 dB.

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Fig. 3 Stable multiwavelength operation of Tm-doped fiber laser with 1 line.

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Fig. 4 Stable multiwavelength operation of Tm-doped fiber laser with 2 lines.

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Fig. 5 Stable multiwavelength operation of Tm-doped fiber laser with 3 lines.

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Fig. 6 Stable multiwavelength operation of Tm-doped fiber laser with 4 lines.

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Fig. 7 Stable multiwavelength operation of Tm-doped fiber laser with 5 lines.

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Fig. 8 Stable multiwavelength operation of Tm-doped fiber laser with 6 lines.

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The output spectra of each operation case of the multiwavelength laser were measured at every one minute in ten minutes, as shown in Figs. 3(b)-8(b). These results show the good stability of the wavelengths’ location as well as the spectral energy intensity. From the measured data we can find that the resonance wavelengths shift in a range of less than 0.05 nm in the experiment. The actual wavelengths’ shift may be only 0.02 nm or even less due to the limited resolution of the OSA. The peak fluctuations of the peak wavelengths in ten minutes are shown in Figs. 9-11.One can find out that the peak fluctuations of most peak wavelengths are less than 3 dB. For the wavelengths with more stability, the peak fluctuations are less than 1.5 dB. The more lines that are oscillated in the multiwavelength laser cavity, the less stability of the spectral energy intensity can be obtained. The minimum peak fluctuation of three lines operation is about 1 dB, and the maximum peak fluctuation of six lines operation can reach to about 5 dB. The power fluctuation is mainly caused by the instability of pump laser’s polarization state, temperature fluctuation of the fiber and the vibration of the experiment circumstances. All those effects could affect the polarization states of the fiber laser, thus influencing the polarization mode competition and bringing power fluctuations of wavelengths.

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Fig. 9 Peak fluctuations of peak wavelengths with (a) 1 line and (b) 2 lines.

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Fig. 10 Peak fluctuations of peak wavelengths with (a) 3 lines and (b) 4 lines.

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Fig. 11 Peak fluctuations of peak wavelengths with (a) 5 lines and (b) 6 lines.

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The wavelengths can be tuned by adjusting the PCs, as shown in Fig. 12. When the pump power was fixed and adjusting the two PCs of the fiber laser, three lines of different wavelengths can be realized stably. That’s because the adjustment of the PCs selected different polarization mode in the cavity, and modes of different wavelengths can oscillate continuously. By adjusting the PCs, tunable multiwavelength operations with other number of lines can also be achieved stably.

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Fig. 12 Wavelength tuning of 3 lines.

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4. Conclusion

We have proposed and demonstrated a tunable multiwavelength fiber laser near 1.9 μm using PM-TDF based on polarization rotation and FWM effect. A piece of 400 m long passive SMF is employed to suppress the polarization mode competition and thus realize stable multiwavelength operation at room temperatures. By adjusting the PCs, tunable and stable laser operations of 1-6 wavelengths are achieved and the optical SNR is more than 31 dB. The wavelength shift is less than 0.05 nm and the peak fluctuation of each wavelength is analyzed. This multiwavelength Tm-doped fiber laser’s stability and tunability can be improved in further endeavor.

Acknowledgment

This work is supported by the Graduate Student Innovation Foundation of National University of Defense Technology.

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5. L. Talaverano, S. Abad, S. Jarabo, and M. López-Amo, “Multiwavelength fiber laser sources with Bragg-grating sensor multiplexing capability,” J. Lightwave Technol. 19(4), 553–558 (2001). [CrossRef]  

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11. Y. Liu, X. Feng, S. Yuan, G. Kai, and X. Dong, “Simultaneous four-wavelength lasing oscillations in an erbium-doped fiber laser with two high birefringence fiber Bragg gratings,” Opt. Express 12(10), 2056–2061 (2004). [CrossRef]   [PubMed]  

12. J. Liu, J. Yao, J. Yao, and T. H. Yeap, “Single-longitudinal-mode multiwavelength fiber ring laser,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 16(4), 1020–1022 (2004). [CrossRef]  

13. X. Liu, L. Zhan, S. Luo, Z. Gu, J. Liu, Y. Wang, and Q. Shen, “Multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser based on a nonlinear amplifying loop mirror assisted by un-pumped EDF,” Opt. Express 20(7), 7088–7094 (2012). [CrossRef]   [PubMed]  

14. Y. Zhou, P. C. Chui, and K. K. Y. Wong, “Multiwavelength single-longitudinal-mode Ytterbium-doped fiber laser,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 25(4), 385–388 (2013). [CrossRef]  

15. H. Ahmad, S. Shahi, and S. W. Harun, “Multi-wavelength laser generation with Bismuthbased Erbium-doped fiber,” Opt. Express 17(1), 203–207 (2009). [CrossRef]   [PubMed]  

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18. P. Wang, D. Weng, K. Li, Y. Liu, X. Yu, and X. Zhou, “Multi-wavelength Erbium-doped fiber laser based on four-wave-mixing effect in single mode fiber and high nonlinear fiber,” Opt. Express 21(10), 12570–12578 (2013). [CrossRef]   [PubMed]  

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20. J. Chow, G. Town, B. Eggleton, M. Ibsen, K. Sugden, and I. Bennion, “Multiwavelength generation in an erbium-doped fiber laser using in-fiber comb filters,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 8(1), 60–62 (1996). [CrossRef]  

21. X. Dong, P. Shum, N. Q. Ngo, and C. C. Chan, “Multiwavelength Raman fiber laser with a continuously-tunable spacing,” Opt. Express 14(8), 3288–3293 (2006). [CrossRef]   [PubMed]  

22. G. Sun, D. S. Moon, A. Lin, W. T. Han, and Y. Chung, “Tunable multiwavelength fiber laser using a comb filter based on erbium-ytterbium co-doped polarization maintaining fiber loop mirror,” Opt. Express 16(6), 3652–3658 (2008). [CrossRef]   [PubMed]  

23. A. P. Luo, Z. C. Luo, and W. C. Xu, “Tunable and switchable multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser based on a modified dual-pass Mach-Zehnder interferometer,” Opt. Lett. 34(14), 2135–2137 (2009). [CrossRef]   [PubMed]  

24. A. Zhang, Y. Jin, X. Feng, J. Zhou, Z. Li, and B. O. Guan, “Multiwavelength narrow linewidth erbium-doped fiber laser based on FP-LDs,” Opt. Express 21(14), 16928–16933 (2013). [CrossRef]   [PubMed]  

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28. W. Wang, H. Meng, X. Wu, W. Wang, H. Xue, C. Tan, and X. Huang, “Three channel-spacing switchable multiwavelength fiber laser with two segments of polarization-maintaining fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 24(6), 470–472 (2012). [CrossRef]  

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  3. A. J. Poustie, N. Finlayson, and P. Harper, “Multiwavelength fiber laser using a spatial mode beating filter,” Opt. Lett. 19(10), 716–718 (1994).
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  4. X. Feng, Y. Liu, S. Yuan, G. Kai, W. Zhang, and X. Dong, “L-Band switchable dual-wavelength erbium-doped fiber laser based on a multimode fiber Bragg grating,” Opt. Express 12(16), 3834–3839 (2004).
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  5. L. Talaverano, S. Abad, S. Jarabo, and M. López-Amo, “Multiwavelength fiber laser sources with Bragg-grating sensor multiplexing capability,” J. Lightwave Technol. 19(4), 553–558 (2001).
    [Crossref]
  6. B. Frison, A. R. Sarmani, L. R. Chen, X. Gu, and M. Saad, “Multi-wavelength S-band Tm: ZBLAN fiber lasers,” Proc. SPIE 8601, 86011s (2013).
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    [Crossref]
  11. Y. Liu, X. Feng, S. Yuan, G. Kai, and X. Dong, “Simultaneous four-wavelength lasing oscillations in an erbium-doped fiber laser with two high birefringence fiber Bragg gratings,” Opt. Express 12(10), 2056–2061 (2004).
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  13. X. Liu, L. Zhan, S. Luo, Z. Gu, J. Liu, Y. Wang, and Q. Shen, “Multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser based on a nonlinear amplifying loop mirror assisted by un-pumped EDF,” Opt. Express 20(7), 7088–7094 (2012).
    [Crossref] [PubMed]
  14. Y. Zhou, P. C. Chui, and K. K. Y. Wong, “Multiwavelength single-longitudinal-mode Ytterbium-doped fiber laser,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 25(4), 385–388 (2013).
    [Crossref]
  15. H. Ahmad, S. Shahi, and S. W. Harun, “Multi-wavelength laser generation with Bismuthbased Erbium-doped fiber,” Opt. Express 17(1), 203–207 (2009).
    [Crossref] [PubMed]
  16. X. Liu, X. Zhou, X. Tang, J. Ng, J. Hao, T. Y. Chai, E. Leong, and C. Lu, “Switchable and tunable multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser with fiber Bragg gratings and photonic crystal fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17(8), 1626–1628 (2005).
    [Crossref]
  17. Y. G. Han, T. V. Tran, and S. B. Lee, “Wavelength-spacing tunable multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser based on four-wave mixing of dispersion-shifted fiber,” Opt. Lett. 31(6), 697–699 (2006).
    [Crossref] [PubMed]
  18. P. Wang, D. Weng, K. Li, Y. Liu, X. Yu, and X. Zhou, “Multi-wavelength Erbium-doped fiber laser based on four-wave-mixing effect in single mode fiber and high nonlinear fiber,” Opt. Express 21(10), 12570–12578 (2013).
    [Crossref] [PubMed]
  19. Y. G. Han and S. B. Lee, “Flexibly tunable multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser based on four-wave mixing effect in dispersion-shifted fibers,” Opt. Express 13(25), 10134–10139 (2005).
    [Crossref] [PubMed]
  20. J. Chow, G. Town, B. Eggleton, M. Ibsen, K. Sugden, and I. Bennion, “Multiwavelength generation in an erbium-doped fiber laser using in-fiber comb filters,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 8(1), 60–62 (1996).
    [Crossref]
  21. X. Dong, P. Shum, N. Q. Ngo, and C. C. Chan, “Multiwavelength Raman fiber laser with a continuously-tunable spacing,” Opt. Express 14(8), 3288–3293 (2006).
    [Crossref] [PubMed]
  22. G. Sun, D. S. Moon, A. Lin, W. T. Han, and Y. Chung, “Tunable multiwavelength fiber laser using a comb filter based on erbium-ytterbium co-doped polarization maintaining fiber loop mirror,” Opt. Express 16(6), 3652–3658 (2008).
    [Crossref] [PubMed]
  23. A. P. Luo, Z. C. Luo, and W. C. Xu, “Tunable and switchable multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser based on a modified dual-pass Mach-Zehnder interferometer,” Opt. Lett. 34(14), 2135–2137 (2009).
    [Crossref] [PubMed]
  24. A. Zhang, Y. Jin, X. Feng, J. Zhou, Z. Li, and B. O. Guan, “Multiwavelength narrow linewidth erbium-doped fiber laser based on FP-LDs,” Opt. Express 21(14), 16928–16933 (2013).
    [Crossref] [PubMed]
  25. H. Ahmad, M. Z. Zulkifli, N. A. Hassan, and S. W. Harun, “S-band multiwavelength ring Brillouin/Raman fiber laser with 20 GHz channel spacing,” Appl. Opt. 51(11), 1811–1815 (2012).
    [Crossref] [PubMed]
  26. Z. Zhang, L. Zhan, K. Xu, J. Wu, Y. Xia, and J. Lin, “Multiwavelength fiber laser with fine adjustment, based on nonlinear polarization rotation and birefringence fiber filter,” Opt. Lett. 33(4), 324–326 (2008).
    [Crossref] [PubMed]
  27. S. Liu, S. Fu, M. Tang, P. Shum, and D. Liu, “A pump power controlled 1,060 nm multiwavelength fiber ring laser using nonlinear polarization rotation of SOA,” Appl. Phys. B 110(4), 445–449 (2013).
    [Crossref]
  28. W. Wang, H. Meng, X. Wu, W. Wang, H. Xue, C. Tan, and X. Huang, “Three channel-spacing switchable multiwavelength fiber laser with two segments of polarization-maintaining fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 24(6), 470–472 (2012).
    [Crossref]
  29. J. Tian, Y. Yao, Y. Sun, X. Yu, and D. Chen, “Multiwavelength Erbium-doped fiber laser employing nonlinear polarization rotation in a symmetric nonlinear optical loop mirror,” Opt. Express 17(17), 15160–15166 (2009).
    [Crossref] [PubMed]
  30. X. Dong, P. Shum, N. Q. Ngo, C. C. Chan, B. O. Guan, and H. Y. Tam, “Effects of active fiber length on the tunability of erbium-doped fiber ring lasers,” Opt. Express 11(26), 3622–3627 (2003).
    [Crossref] [PubMed]
  31. F. Wang, D. Y. Shen, D. Y. Fan, and Q. S. Lu, “High power widely tunable Tm:fiber laser with spectral linewidth of 10 pm,” Laser Phys. Lett. 7(6), 450–453 (2010).
    [Crossref]
  32. P. Zhou, X. Wang, Y. Ma, K. Han, and Z. Liu, “Stable all-fiber dual-wavelength thulium-doped fiber laser and its coherent beam combination,” Laser Phys. 21(1), 184–187 (2011).
    [Crossref]
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  34. W. J. Peng, F. P. Yan, Q. Li, S. Liu, T. Feng, S. Y. Tan, and S. C. Feng, “1.94 μm switchable dual-wavelength Tm3+ fiber laser employing high-birefringence fiber Bragg grating,” Appl. Opt. 52(19), 4601–4607 (2013).
    [Crossref] [PubMed]
  35. W. Shin, Y. L. Lee, B. A. Yu, Y. C. Noh, and T. J. Ahn, “Wavelength-tunable thulium-doped single mode fiber laser based on the digitally programmable micro-mirror array,” Opt. Fiber Technol. 19(4), 304–308 (2013).
    [Crossref]

2013 (7)

B. Frison, A. R. Sarmani, L. R. Chen, X. Gu, and M. Saad, “Multi-wavelength S-band Tm: ZBLAN fiber lasers,” Proc. SPIE 8601, 86011s (2013).
[Crossref]

Y. Zhou, P. C. Chui, and K. K. Y. Wong, “Multiwavelength single-longitudinal-mode Ytterbium-doped fiber laser,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 25(4), 385–388 (2013).
[Crossref]

P. Wang, D. Weng, K. Li, Y. Liu, X. Yu, and X. Zhou, “Multi-wavelength Erbium-doped fiber laser based on four-wave-mixing effect in single mode fiber and high nonlinear fiber,” Opt. Express 21(10), 12570–12578 (2013).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. Zhang, Y. Jin, X. Feng, J. Zhou, Z. Li, and B. O. Guan, “Multiwavelength narrow linewidth erbium-doped fiber laser based on FP-LDs,” Opt. Express 21(14), 16928–16933 (2013).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

S. Liu, S. Fu, M. Tang, P. Shum, and D. Liu, “A pump power controlled 1,060 nm multiwavelength fiber ring laser using nonlinear polarization rotation of SOA,” Appl. Phys. B 110(4), 445–449 (2013).
[Crossref]

W. J. Peng, F. P. Yan, Q. Li, S. Liu, T. Feng, S. Y. Tan, and S. C. Feng, “1.94 μm switchable dual-wavelength Tm3+ fiber laser employing high-birefringence fiber Bragg grating,” Appl. Opt. 52(19), 4601–4607 (2013).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

W. Shin, Y. L. Lee, B. A. Yu, Y. C. Noh, and T. J. Ahn, “Wavelength-tunable thulium-doped single mode fiber laser based on the digitally programmable micro-mirror array,” Opt. Fiber Technol. 19(4), 304–308 (2013).
[Crossref]

2012 (3)

2011 (3)

C. Zhang, L. Liu, Z. Liu, S. Zheng, R. Zhao, and S. Jian, “Tunable multi-wavelength fiber laser based on a polarization-maintaining erbium-doped fiber and a polarization controller,” Opt. Commun. 284(10-11), 2550–2553 (2011).
[Crossref]

P. Zhou, X. Wang, Y. Ma, K. Han, and Z. Liu, “Stable all-fiber dual-wavelength thulium-doped fiber laser and its coherent beam combination,” Laser Phys. 21(1), 184–187 (2011).
[Crossref]

J. Geng, Q. Wang, J. Wang, S. Jiang, and K. Hsu, “All-fiber wavelength-swept laser near 2 μm,” Opt. Lett. 36(19), 3771–3773 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

2010 (1)

F. Wang, D. Y. Shen, D. Y. Fan, and Q. S. Lu, “High power widely tunable Tm:fiber laser with spectral linewidth of 10 pm,” Laser Phys. Lett. 7(6), 450–453 (2010).
[Crossref]

2009 (3)

2008 (2)

2007 (1)

2006 (2)

2005 (2)

Y. G. Han and S. B. Lee, “Flexibly tunable multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser based on four-wave mixing effect in dispersion-shifted fibers,” Opt. Express 13(25), 10134–10139 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

X. Liu, X. Zhou, X. Tang, J. Ng, J. Hao, T. Y. Chai, E. Leong, and C. Lu, “Switchable and tunable multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser with fiber Bragg gratings and photonic crystal fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17(8), 1626–1628 (2005).
[Crossref]

2004 (4)

Y. Liu, X. Feng, S. Yuan, G. Kai, and X. Dong, “Simultaneous four-wavelength lasing oscillations in an erbium-doped fiber laser with two high birefringence fiber Bragg gratings,” Opt. Express 12(10), 2056–2061 (2004).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. Liu, J. Yao, J. Yao, and T. H. Yeap, “Single-longitudinal-mode multiwavelength fiber ring laser,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 16(4), 1020–1022 (2004).
[Crossref]

N. Kurukitkoson, S. K. Turitsyn, A. S. Kurkov, and E. M. Dianov, “Multiple output wavelength composite Raman fiber converter,” Laser Phys. 14(9), 1227–1230 (2004).

X. Feng, Y. Liu, S. Yuan, G. Kai, W. Zhang, and X. Dong, “L-Band switchable dual-wavelength erbium-doped fiber laser based on a multimode fiber Bragg grating,” Opt. Express 12(16), 3834–3839 (2004).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

2003 (1)

2002 (1)

G. Das and J. W. Y. Lit, “L-band multiwavelength fiber laser using an elliptical fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 14(5), 606–608 (2002).
[Crossref]

2001 (1)

1996 (3)

S. Yamashita and K. Hotate, “Multiwavelength erbium-doped fibre laser using intracavity etalon and cooled by liquid nitrogen,” Electron. Lett. 32(14), 1298–1299 (1996).
[Crossref]

N. Park and P. F. Wysocki, “24-line multiwavelength operation of erbium-doped fiber-ring laser,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 8(11), 1459–1461 (1996).
[Crossref]

J. Chow, G. Town, B. Eggleton, M. Ibsen, K. Sugden, and I. Bennion, “Multiwavelength generation in an erbium-doped fiber laser using in-fiber comb filters,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 8(1), 60–62 (1996).
[Crossref]

1994 (1)

Abad, S.

Ahmad, H.

Ahn, T. J.

W. Shin, Y. L. Lee, B. A. Yu, Y. C. Noh, and T. J. Ahn, “Wavelength-tunable thulium-doped single mode fiber laser based on the digitally programmable micro-mirror array,” Opt. Fiber Technol. 19(4), 304–308 (2013).
[Crossref]

Bennion, I.

J. Chow, G. Town, B. Eggleton, M. Ibsen, K. Sugden, and I. Bennion, “Multiwavelength generation in an erbium-doped fiber laser using in-fiber comb filters,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 8(1), 60–62 (1996).
[Crossref]

Chai, T. Y.

X. Liu, X. Zhou, X. Tang, J. Ng, J. Hao, T. Y. Chai, E. Leong, and C. Lu, “Switchable and tunable multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser with fiber Bragg gratings and photonic crystal fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17(8), 1626–1628 (2005).
[Crossref]

Chan, C. C.

Chen, D.

Chen, L. R.

B. Frison, A. R. Sarmani, L. R. Chen, X. Gu, and M. Saad, “Multi-wavelength S-band Tm: ZBLAN fiber lasers,” Proc. SPIE 8601, 86011s (2013).
[Crossref]

Chow, J.

J. Chow, G. Town, B. Eggleton, M. Ibsen, K. Sugden, and I. Bennion, “Multiwavelength generation in an erbium-doped fiber laser using in-fiber comb filters,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 8(1), 60–62 (1996).
[Crossref]

Chui, P. C.

Y. Zhou, P. C. Chui, and K. K. Y. Wong, “Multiwavelength single-longitudinal-mode Ytterbium-doped fiber laser,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 25(4), 385–388 (2013).
[Crossref]

Chung, Y.

Das, G.

G. Das and J. W. Y. Lit, “L-band multiwavelength fiber laser using an elliptical fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 14(5), 606–608 (2002).
[Crossref]

Dianov, E. M.

N. Kurukitkoson, S. K. Turitsyn, A. S. Kurkov, and E. M. Dianov, “Multiple output wavelength composite Raman fiber converter,” Laser Phys. 14(9), 1227–1230 (2004).

Dong, X.

Eggleton, B.

J. Chow, G. Town, B. Eggleton, M. Ibsen, K. Sugden, and I. Bennion, “Multiwavelength generation in an erbium-doped fiber laser using in-fiber comb filters,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 8(1), 60–62 (1996).
[Crossref]

Fan, D. Y.

F. Wang, D. Y. Shen, D. Y. Fan, and Q. S. Lu, “High power widely tunable Tm:fiber laser with spectral linewidth of 10 pm,” Laser Phys. Lett. 7(6), 450–453 (2010).
[Crossref]

Feng, S. C.

Feng, T.

Feng, X.

Finlayson, N.

Frison, B.

B. Frison, A. R. Sarmani, L. R. Chen, X. Gu, and M. Saad, “Multi-wavelength S-band Tm: ZBLAN fiber lasers,” Proc. SPIE 8601, 86011s (2013).
[Crossref]

Fu, S.

S. Liu, S. Fu, M. Tang, P. Shum, and D. Liu, “A pump power controlled 1,060 nm multiwavelength fiber ring laser using nonlinear polarization rotation of SOA,” Appl. Phys. B 110(4), 445–449 (2013).
[Crossref]

Geng, J.

Gu, X.

B. Frison, A. R. Sarmani, L. R. Chen, X. Gu, and M. Saad, “Multi-wavelength S-band Tm: ZBLAN fiber lasers,” Proc. SPIE 8601, 86011s (2013).
[Crossref]

Gu, Z.

Guan, B. O.

Han, K.

P. Zhou, X. Wang, Y. Ma, K. Han, and Z. Liu, “Stable all-fiber dual-wavelength thulium-doped fiber laser and its coherent beam combination,” Laser Phys. 21(1), 184–187 (2011).
[Crossref]

Han, W. T.

Han, Y. G.

Hao, J.

X. Liu, X. Zhou, X. Tang, J. Ng, J. Hao, T. Y. Chai, E. Leong, and C. Lu, “Switchable and tunable multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser with fiber Bragg gratings and photonic crystal fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17(8), 1626–1628 (2005).
[Crossref]

Harper, P.

Harun, S. W.

Hassan, N. A.

Hotate, K.

S. Yamashita and K. Hotate, “Multiwavelength erbium-doped fibre laser using intracavity etalon and cooled by liquid nitrogen,” Electron. Lett. 32(14), 1298–1299 (1996).
[Crossref]

Hsu, K.

Huang, X.

W. Wang, H. Meng, X. Wu, W. Wang, H. Xue, C. Tan, and X. Huang, “Three channel-spacing switchable multiwavelength fiber laser with two segments of polarization-maintaining fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 24(6), 470–472 (2012).
[Crossref]

Ibsen, M.

J. Chow, G. Town, B. Eggleton, M. Ibsen, K. Sugden, and I. Bennion, “Multiwavelength generation in an erbium-doped fiber laser using in-fiber comb filters,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 8(1), 60–62 (1996).
[Crossref]

Jarabo, S.

Jian, S.

C. Zhang, L. Liu, Z. Liu, S. Zheng, R. Zhao, and S. Jian, “Tunable multi-wavelength fiber laser based on a polarization-maintaining erbium-doped fiber and a polarization controller,” Opt. Commun. 284(10-11), 2550–2553 (2011).
[Crossref]

Jiang, S.

Jin, Y.

Kai, G.

Kim, B. H.

Kurkov, A. S.

N. Kurukitkoson, S. K. Turitsyn, A. S. Kurkov, and E. M. Dianov, “Multiple output wavelength composite Raman fiber converter,” Laser Phys. 14(9), 1227–1230 (2004).

Kurukitkoson, N.

N. Kurukitkoson, S. K. Turitsyn, A. S. Kurkov, and E. M. Dianov, “Multiple output wavelength composite Raman fiber converter,” Laser Phys. 14(9), 1227–1230 (2004).

Lee, S. B.

Lee, Y. L.

W. Shin, Y. L. Lee, B. A. Yu, Y. C. Noh, and T. J. Ahn, “Wavelength-tunable thulium-doped single mode fiber laser based on the digitally programmable micro-mirror array,” Opt. Fiber Technol. 19(4), 304–308 (2013).
[Crossref]

Leong, E.

X. Liu, X. Zhou, X. Tang, J. Ng, J. Hao, T. Y. Chai, E. Leong, and C. Lu, “Switchable and tunable multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser with fiber Bragg gratings and photonic crystal fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17(8), 1626–1628 (2005).
[Crossref]

Li, K.

Li, Q.

Li, Z.

Lin, A.

Lin, J.

Lit, J. W. Y.

G. Das and J. W. Y. Lit, “L-band multiwavelength fiber laser using an elliptical fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 14(5), 606–608 (2002).
[Crossref]

Liu, D.

S. Liu, S. Fu, M. Tang, P. Shum, and D. Liu, “A pump power controlled 1,060 nm multiwavelength fiber ring laser using nonlinear polarization rotation of SOA,” Appl. Phys. B 110(4), 445–449 (2013).
[Crossref]

Liu, J.

Liu, L.

C. Zhang, L. Liu, Z. Liu, S. Zheng, R. Zhao, and S. Jian, “Tunable multi-wavelength fiber laser based on a polarization-maintaining erbium-doped fiber and a polarization controller,” Opt. Commun. 284(10-11), 2550–2553 (2011).
[Crossref]

Liu, S.

S. Liu, S. Fu, M. Tang, P. Shum, and D. Liu, “A pump power controlled 1,060 nm multiwavelength fiber ring laser using nonlinear polarization rotation of SOA,” Appl. Phys. B 110(4), 445–449 (2013).
[Crossref]

W. J. Peng, F. P. Yan, Q. Li, S. Liu, T. Feng, S. Y. Tan, and S. C. Feng, “1.94 μm switchable dual-wavelength Tm3+ fiber laser employing high-birefringence fiber Bragg grating,” Appl. Opt. 52(19), 4601–4607 (2013).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Liu, X.

X. Liu, L. Zhan, S. Luo, Z. Gu, J. Liu, Y. Wang, and Q. Shen, “Multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser based on a nonlinear amplifying loop mirror assisted by un-pumped EDF,” Opt. Express 20(7), 7088–7094 (2012).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

X. Liu, X. Zhou, X. Tang, J. Ng, J. Hao, T. Y. Chai, E. Leong, and C. Lu, “Switchable and tunable multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser with fiber Bragg gratings and photonic crystal fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17(8), 1626–1628 (2005).
[Crossref]

Liu, Y.

Liu, Z.

C. Zhang, L. Liu, Z. Liu, S. Zheng, R. Zhao, and S. Jian, “Tunable multi-wavelength fiber laser based on a polarization-maintaining erbium-doped fiber and a polarization controller,” Opt. Commun. 284(10-11), 2550–2553 (2011).
[Crossref]

P. Zhou, X. Wang, Y. Ma, K. Han, and Z. Liu, “Stable all-fiber dual-wavelength thulium-doped fiber laser and its coherent beam combination,” Laser Phys. 21(1), 184–187 (2011).
[Crossref]

López-Amo, M.

Lu, C.

X. Liu, X. Zhou, X. Tang, J. Ng, J. Hao, T. Y. Chai, E. Leong, and C. Lu, “Switchable and tunable multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser with fiber Bragg gratings and photonic crystal fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17(8), 1626–1628 (2005).
[Crossref]

Lu, Q. S.

F. Wang, D. Y. Shen, D. Y. Fan, and Q. S. Lu, “High power widely tunable Tm:fiber laser with spectral linewidth of 10 pm,” Laser Phys. Lett. 7(6), 450–453 (2010).
[Crossref]

Luo, A. P.

Luo, S.

Luo, Z. C.

Ma, Y.

P. Zhou, X. Wang, Y. Ma, K. Han, and Z. Liu, “Stable all-fiber dual-wavelength thulium-doped fiber laser and its coherent beam combination,” Laser Phys. 21(1), 184–187 (2011).
[Crossref]

Meng, H.

W. Wang, H. Meng, X. Wu, W. Wang, H. Xue, C. Tan, and X. Huang, “Three channel-spacing switchable multiwavelength fiber laser with two segments of polarization-maintaining fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 24(6), 470–472 (2012).
[Crossref]

Moon, D. S.

Ng, J.

X. Liu, X. Zhou, X. Tang, J. Ng, J. Hao, T. Y. Chai, E. Leong, and C. Lu, “Switchable and tunable multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser with fiber Bragg gratings and photonic crystal fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17(8), 1626–1628 (2005).
[Crossref]

Ngo, N. Q.

Noh, Y. C.

W. Shin, Y. L. Lee, B. A. Yu, Y. C. Noh, and T. J. Ahn, “Wavelength-tunable thulium-doped single mode fiber laser based on the digitally programmable micro-mirror array,” Opt. Fiber Technol. 19(4), 304–308 (2013).
[Crossref]

Park, N.

N. Park and P. F. Wysocki, “24-line multiwavelength operation of erbium-doped fiber-ring laser,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 8(11), 1459–1461 (1996).
[Crossref]

Peng, W. J.

Poustie, A. J.

Saad, M.

B. Frison, A. R. Sarmani, L. R. Chen, X. Gu, and M. Saad, “Multi-wavelength S-band Tm: ZBLAN fiber lasers,” Proc. SPIE 8601, 86011s (2013).
[Crossref]

Sarmani, A. R.

B. Frison, A. R. Sarmani, L. R. Chen, X. Gu, and M. Saad, “Multi-wavelength S-band Tm: ZBLAN fiber lasers,” Proc. SPIE 8601, 86011s (2013).
[Crossref]

Shahi, S.

Shen, D. Y.

F. Wang, D. Y. Shen, D. Y. Fan, and Q. S. Lu, “High power widely tunable Tm:fiber laser with spectral linewidth of 10 pm,” Laser Phys. Lett. 7(6), 450–453 (2010).
[Crossref]

Shen, Q.

Shin, W.

W. Shin, Y. L. Lee, B. A. Yu, Y. C. Noh, and T. J. Ahn, “Wavelength-tunable thulium-doped single mode fiber laser based on the digitally programmable micro-mirror array,” Opt. Fiber Technol. 19(4), 304–308 (2013).
[Crossref]

Shum, P.

Sugden, K.

J. Chow, G. Town, B. Eggleton, M. Ibsen, K. Sugden, and I. Bennion, “Multiwavelength generation in an erbium-doped fiber laser using in-fiber comb filters,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 8(1), 60–62 (1996).
[Crossref]

Sun, G.

Sun, Y.

Talaverano, L.

Tam, H. Y.

Tan, C.

W. Wang, H. Meng, X. Wu, W. Wang, H. Xue, C. Tan, and X. Huang, “Three channel-spacing switchable multiwavelength fiber laser with two segments of polarization-maintaining fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 24(6), 470–472 (2012).
[Crossref]

Tan, S. Y.

Tang, M.

S. Liu, S. Fu, M. Tang, P. Shum, and D. Liu, “A pump power controlled 1,060 nm multiwavelength fiber ring laser using nonlinear polarization rotation of SOA,” Appl. Phys. B 110(4), 445–449 (2013).
[Crossref]

Tang, X.

X. Liu, X. Zhou, X. Tang, J. Ng, J. Hao, T. Y. Chai, E. Leong, and C. Lu, “Switchable and tunable multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser with fiber Bragg gratings and photonic crystal fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17(8), 1626–1628 (2005).
[Crossref]

Tian, J.

Town, G.

J. Chow, G. Town, B. Eggleton, M. Ibsen, K. Sugden, and I. Bennion, “Multiwavelength generation in an erbium-doped fiber laser using in-fiber comb filters,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 8(1), 60–62 (1996).
[Crossref]

Tran, T. V.

Turitsyn, S. K.

N. Kurukitkoson, S. K. Turitsyn, A. S. Kurkov, and E. M. Dianov, “Multiple output wavelength composite Raman fiber converter,” Laser Phys. 14(9), 1227–1230 (2004).

Wang, F.

F. Wang, D. Y. Shen, D. Y. Fan, and Q. S. Lu, “High power widely tunable Tm:fiber laser with spectral linewidth of 10 pm,” Laser Phys. Lett. 7(6), 450–453 (2010).
[Crossref]

Wang, J.

Wang, P.

Wang, Q.

Wang, W.

W. Wang, H. Meng, X. Wu, W. Wang, H. Xue, C. Tan, and X. Huang, “Three channel-spacing switchable multiwavelength fiber laser with two segments of polarization-maintaining fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 24(6), 470–472 (2012).
[Crossref]

W. Wang, H. Meng, X. Wu, W. Wang, H. Xue, C. Tan, and X. Huang, “Three channel-spacing switchable multiwavelength fiber laser with two segments of polarization-maintaining fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 24(6), 470–472 (2012).
[Crossref]

Wang, X.

P. Zhou, X. Wang, Y. Ma, K. Han, and Z. Liu, “Stable all-fiber dual-wavelength thulium-doped fiber laser and its coherent beam combination,” Laser Phys. 21(1), 184–187 (2011).
[Crossref]

Wang, Y.

Weng, D.

Wong, K. K. Y.

Y. Zhou, P. C. Chui, and K. K. Y. Wong, “Multiwavelength single-longitudinal-mode Ytterbium-doped fiber laser,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 25(4), 385–388 (2013).
[Crossref]

Wu, J.

Wu, X.

W. Wang, H. Meng, X. Wu, W. Wang, H. Xue, C. Tan, and X. Huang, “Three channel-spacing switchable multiwavelength fiber laser with two segments of polarization-maintaining fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 24(6), 470–472 (2012).
[Crossref]

Wysocki, P. F.

N. Park and P. F. Wysocki, “24-line multiwavelength operation of erbium-doped fiber-ring laser,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 8(11), 1459–1461 (1996).
[Crossref]

Xia, Y.

Xu, K.

Xu, W. C.

Xue, H.

W. Wang, H. Meng, X. Wu, W. Wang, H. Xue, C. Tan, and X. Huang, “Three channel-spacing switchable multiwavelength fiber laser with two segments of polarization-maintaining fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 24(6), 470–472 (2012).
[Crossref]

Yamashita, S.

S. Yamashita and K. Hotate, “Multiwavelength erbium-doped fibre laser using intracavity etalon and cooled by liquid nitrogen,” Electron. Lett. 32(14), 1298–1299 (1996).
[Crossref]

Yan, F. P.

Yao, J.

J. Liu, J. Yao, J. Yao, and T. H. Yeap, “Single-longitudinal-mode multiwavelength fiber ring laser,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 16(4), 1020–1022 (2004).
[Crossref]

J. Liu, J. Yao, J. Yao, and T. H. Yeap, “Single-longitudinal-mode multiwavelength fiber ring laser,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 16(4), 1020–1022 (2004).
[Crossref]

Yao, Y.

Yeap, T. H.

J. Liu, J. Yao, J. Yao, and T. H. Yeap, “Single-longitudinal-mode multiwavelength fiber ring laser,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 16(4), 1020–1022 (2004).
[Crossref]

Yu, B. A.

W. Shin, Y. L. Lee, B. A. Yu, Y. C. Noh, and T. J. Ahn, “Wavelength-tunable thulium-doped single mode fiber laser based on the digitally programmable micro-mirror array,” Opt. Fiber Technol. 19(4), 304–308 (2013).
[Crossref]

Yu, X.

Yuan, S.

Zhan, L.

Zhang, A.

Zhang, C.

C. Zhang, L. Liu, Z. Liu, S. Zheng, R. Zhao, and S. Jian, “Tunable multi-wavelength fiber laser based on a polarization-maintaining erbium-doped fiber and a polarization controller,” Opt. Commun. 284(10-11), 2550–2553 (2011).
[Crossref]

Zhang, W.

Zhang, Z.

Zhao, R.

C. Zhang, L. Liu, Z. Liu, S. Zheng, R. Zhao, and S. Jian, “Tunable multi-wavelength fiber laser based on a polarization-maintaining erbium-doped fiber and a polarization controller,” Opt. Commun. 284(10-11), 2550–2553 (2011).
[Crossref]

Zheng, S.

C. Zhang, L. Liu, Z. Liu, S. Zheng, R. Zhao, and S. Jian, “Tunable multi-wavelength fiber laser based on a polarization-maintaining erbium-doped fiber and a polarization controller,” Opt. Commun. 284(10-11), 2550–2553 (2011).
[Crossref]

Zhou, J.

Zhou, P.

P. Zhou, X. Wang, Y. Ma, K. Han, and Z. Liu, “Stable all-fiber dual-wavelength thulium-doped fiber laser and its coherent beam combination,” Laser Phys. 21(1), 184–187 (2011).
[Crossref]

Zhou, X.

P. Wang, D. Weng, K. Li, Y. Liu, X. Yu, and X. Zhou, “Multi-wavelength Erbium-doped fiber laser based on four-wave-mixing effect in single mode fiber and high nonlinear fiber,” Opt. Express 21(10), 12570–12578 (2013).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

X. Liu, X. Zhou, X. Tang, J. Ng, J. Hao, T. Y. Chai, E. Leong, and C. Lu, “Switchable and tunable multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser with fiber Bragg gratings and photonic crystal fiber,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 17(8), 1626–1628 (2005).
[Crossref]

Zhou, Y.

Y. Zhou, P. C. Chui, and K. K. Y. Wong, “Multiwavelength single-longitudinal-mode Ytterbium-doped fiber laser,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 25(4), 385–388 (2013).
[Crossref]

Zulkifli, M. Z.

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Figures (12)
Fig. 1
Fig. 1 Schematic diagram of the tunable multiwavelength fiber laser. SMF: single mode fiber; WDM: wavelength division multiplexer; PC1, PC2: polarization controller; PM-TDF: polarization-maintaining Tm-doped fiber; ISO: isolator.

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Fig. 2
Fig. 2 Stable multiwavelength operation when SMF is not included in the fiber laser system.

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Fig. 3
Fig. 3 Stable multiwavelength operation of Tm-doped fiber laser with 1 line.

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Fig. 4
Fig. 4 Stable multiwavelength operation of Tm-doped fiber laser with 2 lines.

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Fig. 5
Fig. 5 Stable multiwavelength operation of Tm-doped fiber laser with 3 lines.

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Fig. 6
Fig. 6 Stable multiwavelength operation of Tm-doped fiber laser with 4 lines.

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Fig. 7
Fig. 7 Stable multiwavelength operation of Tm-doped fiber laser with 5 lines.

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Fig. 8
Fig. 8 Stable multiwavelength operation of Tm-doped fiber laser with 6 lines.

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Fig. 9
Fig. 9 Peak fluctuations of peak wavelengths with (a) 1 line and (b) 2 lines.

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Fig. 10
Fig. 10 Peak fluctuations of peak wavelengths with (a) 3 lines and (b) 4 lines.

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Fig. 11
Fig. 11 Peak fluctuations of peak wavelengths with (a) 5 lines and (b) 6 lines.

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Fig. 12
Fig. 12 Wavelength tuning of 3 lines.

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