• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 11, Issue 1, 20 (2023)
Yanli Zhang1、†, Shanshan Wang1、†, Mingzhu She1, Yunjiang Rao1、2、*, and Weili Zhang1、3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Fiber Optics Research Centre, School of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
  • 2e-mail: yjrao@uestc.edu.cn
  • 3e-mail: wl_zhang@uestc.edu.cn
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.473609 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yanli Zhang, Shanshan Wang, Mingzhu She, Yunjiang Rao, Weili Zhang. Spectrally programmable Raman fiber laser with adaptive wavefront shaping[J]. Photonics Research, 2023, 11(1): 20 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Raman fiber lasers (RFLs) have broadband tunability due to cascaded stimulated Raman scattering, providing extensive degrees of freedom for spectral manipulation. However, the spectral diversity of RFLs depends mainly on the wavelength flexibility of the pump, which limits the application of RFLs. Here, a spectrally programmable RFL is developed based on two-dimensional spatial-to-spectral mapping of light in multimode fibers (MMFs). Using an intracavity wavefront shaping method combined with genetic algorithm optimization, we launch light with a selected wavelength(s) at MMF output into the active part of the laser for amplification. In contrast, the light of undesired wavelengths is blocked. We demonstrate spectral shaping of the high-order RFL, including a continuously tunable single wavelength and multiple wavelengths with a designed spectral shape. Due to the simultaneous control of different wavelength regions, each order of Raman Stokes light allows flexible and independent spectral manipulation. Our research exploits light manipulation in a fiber platform with multi-eigenmodes and nonlinear gain, mapping spatial control to the spectral domain and extending linear light control in MMFs to active light emission, which is of great significance for applications of RFLs in optical imaging, sensing, and spectroscopy.
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    Yanli Zhang, Shanshan Wang, Mingzhu She, Yunjiang Rao, Weili Zhang. Spectrally programmable Raman fiber laser with adaptive wavefront shaping[J]. Photonics Research, 2023, 11(1): 20
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