TY - JOUR
T1 - Compact, single-frequency all-fiber Q-switched laser at 1 μm
AU - Leigh, Matthew
AU - Shi, Wei
AU - Zong, Jie
AU - Wang, Jiafu
AU - Jiang, Shibin
AU - Peyghambarian, N.
PY - 2007/4/15
Y1 - 2007/4/15
N2 - We demonstrate a unique, all-fiber, actively Q-switched laser operating in the 1 μm region. The laser is compact, single mode, single frequency, highly polarized, and exhibits high peak power. The laser cavity is constructed without external coupling, utilizing fiber Bragg gratings that permit feedback at only a single polarization. By using a piezoelectric to press the fiber and modulate the fiber birefringence, the cavity is switched between high and low loss states, permitting Q-switching. We demonstrate this Q-switching at repetition rates up to 700 KHz.
AB - We demonstrate a unique, all-fiber, actively Q-switched laser operating in the 1 μm region. The laser is compact, single mode, single frequency, highly polarized, and exhibits high peak power. The laser cavity is constructed without external coupling, utilizing fiber Bragg gratings that permit feedback at only a single polarization. By using a piezoelectric to press the fiber and modulate the fiber birefringence, the cavity is switched between high and low loss states, permitting Q-switching. We demonstrate this Q-switching at repetition rates up to 700 KHz.
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U2 - 10.1364/OL.32.000897
DO - 10.1364/OL.32.000897
M3 - Article
C2 - 17375146
AN - SCOPUS:33947404357
SN - 0146-9592
VL - 32
SP - 897
EP - 899
JO - Optics letters
JF - Optics letters
IS - 8
ER -