Dual-wavelength-switching operation based on optical bistability in pump-bypassed ytterbium-doped fiber laser

作者:Li J L*; Musha M; Shirakawa A; Ueda K I; Zhong L X
来源:Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics , 2006, 85(4): 545-548.
DOI:10.1007/s00340-006-2366-z

摘要

The bistable feature of residual pump in a pump-bypassed Yb-doped fiber laser offers the potential to pump Er/Yb co-doped fiber in a bifurcated cavity for the lasing of the 1537 nm line. The results of our proof-of-concept demonstration show that the oscillations at 1040 nm and 1537 nm are operated in the wavelength-switching mode, and this suggests that the combination of optical bistability in a pump-bypassed fiber laser cavity with a bifurcated cavity could be one simple and efficient method for switchable dual-wavelength operation. ? Springer-Verlag 2006.

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