Methods of Radiation Wavelength Tuning in Short-Pulsed Fibre Lasers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Elements for Output Wavelength Tuning in Short-Pulsed Fibre Lasers
3. Electrically Controlled Methods of Radiation Wavelength Tuning
4. Broad Wavelength Tuning Ranges of Mode-Locked Fibre Laser Radiation
5. Dependence of the Wavelength Tuning Range on the Output Pulse Duration
6. Unconventional Methods of Radiation Wavelength Tuning in Mode-Locked Fibre Lasers
7. Comments
8. Conclusions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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∆λ, nm | AM | ∆t, ps | PRR, MHz | Out, mW | M/S | REF |
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90 (980–1070) | YDFL | 1.6–2 | 30 | 3 | Tilting of the HR mirror | [63] |
54.44 (1004.99–1059.43) | YDFL | 2.43 | 27.2 | ~4 | Free-space reflective grating | [64] |
53 (1023–1076) | YDFL | ~1 | 5.814 | ~0.01 | Adjusting PCs | [65] |
44 (1020–1064) | YDFL | 2–8 | 6.12 | ~0.7 | Programmable optical filter | [66] |
90 (1015–1105) | YDFL | 0.616–0.895 | 47.71 | 15.2 | Tilting the resonator mirror | [78] |
170 (1034–1104) | YDFL | 0.187–0.192 | 24.7 | 7.61 | Tuning the intra-cavity loss | [79] |
70 (1300–1370) | BDFL | 1300 | 1.683 | 7 | Tuneable filter | [67] |
78 (1524–1602) | EDFL | 0.5–0.94 | 17.5 | 2.4–3.1 | Free-space reflective grating | [68] |
75 (1545–1620) | EYDFL | 0.64–1.3 | ~4.4 | 22–95 | Adjusting PCs | [69] |
62 (1532–1594) | EDFL | 0.9–1.4 | 32.8 | 1.6–5.3 | Adjusting the width of a slit | [70] |
56 (1505–1561) | EDFL | 0.6–2.6 | 250 | 5–15 | Spectral filter | [71] |
152 (1740–1892) | TDFL | 2.76 | 3 | ~180 | Bending-induced filtering effect | [80] |
200 (1860–2060) | THDFL | <5 | 18.4 | 0.4–1.5 | Free-space reflective grating | [72] |
152.9 (1828.45–1981.35) | TDFL | <1000 | 4.866 | 3.2 | Adjusting PCs | [73] |
143 (1867–2010) | TDFL | <0.4 | 247.98 | 35 | Adjusting PC | [81] |
136 (1842–1978) | TDFL | several ps | 2.6 | 1–3 | Adjusting PCs | [45] |
121 (1862–1983) | TDFL | ~200 | 3.82 | 0.1–6.12 | Fibre tuneable filter | [75] |
300 (1733–2033) | TDFL | 0.91–6.43 | 14.83 | 1 | Free-space reflective grating | [82] |
113 (1918–2031) | TDFL | 509.7 | <0.2 | 1314 | Adjusting the intra-cavity waveplates | [83] |
310 (1980–2290) | TDFA | ~100 | 55.42 | 140.8–968 | Pump power | [84] |
339 (2007–2346) | TDFL + TDFA | 0.229 | 96 | 3300 | Pump power | [85] |
110 (2710–2820) | EZBLAN | 6.4 | 28.9 | 203 | Blazed grating | [76] |
330 (2970–3300) | DZBLAN | ~33 | 44.5 | 140 | Acousto-optic tunable filter | [77] |
215 (3397–3612) | Er3+:ZrF4 | 53 | 14.5–15.5 | 167 | Acousto-optic tunable filter | [49] |
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Kobtsev, S. Methods of Radiation Wavelength Tuning in Short-Pulsed Fibre Lasers. Photonics 2024, 11, 28. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11010028
Kobtsev S. Methods of Radiation Wavelength Tuning in Short-Pulsed Fibre Lasers. Photonics. 2024; 11(1):28. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11010028
Chicago/Turabian StyleKobtsev, Sergey. 2024. "Methods of Radiation Wavelength Tuning in Short-Pulsed Fibre Lasers" Photonics 11, no. 1: 28. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11010028