Abstract

By exploring the relationship between the gain/loss and the coupling coefficient, parity-time (PT) symmetry has been well explored in the photonics and optoelectronics fields to achieve unique functions, such as sidemode suppression, non-reciprocal light propagation, and unidirectional invisibility. In general, a PT-symmetric system has an architecture with two identical coupled resonators or loops. In this Letter, we explore the possibility of implementing a PT-symmetric system having an architecture with one resonator having a loop length that is a rational number of times the length of the other resonator, to increase the sidemode suppression ratio. A theoretical analysis is performed, which is validated by a proof-of-concept experiment in which a fiber ring laser having two loops with a length ratio being a rational number of 200/3, supporting single-longitudinal-mode lasing at 1555.88 nm, is demonstrated. Thanks to the non-identical loop lengths, the sidemode suppression ratio is increased, which is 53.2 dB in the experiment.

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