Wavelength-tunable Q-switched Raman fiber laser

作者:Ye, Jun; Xu, Jiangming; Zhang, Hanwei; Wu, Jian; Zhou, Pu*
来源:Laser Physics, 2018, 28(3): 035108.
DOI:10.1088/1555-6611/aaa134

摘要

In this presentation, a wavelength-tunable Q-switched Raman fiber laser is presented for the first time, which has a backward pumped configuration, including a section of 3 km passive fiber, a homemade tunable pump source and a highly reflective fiber loop mirror. The output wavelength of the Raman fiber laser can be tuned continuously with similar to 44 nm range via adjusting the pump wavelength. By inserting an acoustic-optical modulator, the Q-value of the cavity can be switched between high and low level. As a result, pulsed output with a repetition rate of 500 kHz and duration time of 60-80 ns is achieved.