• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 15, Issue 1, 011403 (2017)
H. Ahmad*, I. S. Amiri, A. Z. Zulkifli, H. Hassan, R. Safaei, and K. Thambiratnam
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  • Photonics Research Centre, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201715.011403 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    H. Ahmad, I. S. Amiri, A. Z. Zulkifli, H. Hassan, R. Safaei, K. Thambiratnam. Stable dual-wavelength erbium-doped fiber laser using novel fabricated side-polished arc-shaped fiber with deposited ZnO nanoparticles[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2017, 15(1): 011403 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of the arc-polisher assembly setup.
    Fig. 1. Schematic of the arc-polisher assembly setup.
    Image of the actual arc-polished fiber fabrication assembly, with an SMF-28 in place and ready for polishing.
    Fig. 2. Image of the actual arc-polished fiber fabrication assembly, with an SMF-28 in place and ready for polishing.
    Microscope images of (a) the unpolished SMF-28 fiber and (b) the arc-polished fiber.
    Fig. 3. Microscope images of (a) the unpolished SMF-28 fiber and (b) the arc-polished fiber.
    (a) Optical fiber schematic, where a is the core radius, D is the cladding diameter, h is the penetration depth, and R is the cylindrical polisher’s radius. (b) Ray tracing of the side-polished fiber. aeff is the effective mode radius.
    Fig. 4. (a) Optical fiber schematic, where a is the core radius, D is the cladding diameter, h is the penetration depth, and R is the cylindrical polisher’s radius. (b) Ray tracing of the side-polished fiber. aeff is the effective mode radius.
    Experimental setup for the dual-wavelength generation.
    Fig. 5. Experimental setup for the dual-wavelength generation.
    Unstable multi-wavelength fiber laser spectra obtained without the presence of the ZnO layer on the side-polished fiber at 2-min intervals.
    Fig. 6. Unstable multi-wavelength fiber laser spectra obtained without the presence of the ZnO layer on the side-polished fiber at 2-min intervals.
    ASE transmission spectra of the arc-shaped side-polished fiber with and without the ZnO layer.
    Fig. 7. ASE transmission spectra of the arc-shaped side-polished fiber with and without the ZnO layer.
    DWFL spectrum.
    Fig. 8. DWFL spectrum.
    DWFL spectra at 2-min time intervals.
    Fig. 9. DWFL spectra at 2-min time intervals.
    Wavelength stability of the DWFL.
    Fig. 10. Wavelength stability of the DWFL.
    Peak power stability of the DWFL.
    Fig. 11. Peak power stability of the DWFL.
    H. Ahmad, I. S. Amiri, A. Z. Zulkifli, H. Hassan, R. Safaei, K. Thambiratnam. Stable dual-wavelength erbium-doped fiber laser using novel fabricated side-polished arc-shaped fiber with deposited ZnO nanoparticles[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2017, 15(1): 011403
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