A multi-wavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser using an intrinsic Fabry–Perot interferometer

Abstract

In this experimental paper, a multi-wavelength erbium-doped ring fiber laser based on an all fiber intrinsic Fabry–Perot interferometer is presented and demonstrated. The interferometer was fabricated by an arc and splicing technique using hollow core photonic crystal fiber (HCPCF) and conventional single mode fiber (SMF28). The fiber laser can be operated in single, dual and triple lasing mode by applying a transversal load over the all fiber interferometer. The laser spectrums present minimal mode spacing of 1 nm, high wavelength stability and power fluctuations around 0.5 dB. The average signal to noise ratio (SNR) of the laser emissions spectrum is around 35 dB. This fiber laser offers low cost, compactness and high wavelength stability.