Virtual FBGs using saturable absorbers for sensing with fiber lasers

The spectral narrowing of Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBGs) introduced by unpumped Er-doped fiber (EDF) was analyzed for fiber lasers (FL). Owing to spatial hole burning (SHB), the spectral response of a virtual FBG can be employed for narrowing the band pass filter employed to determine the lasing wavele...

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Autores: Rodríguez Cobo, Luis, Pérez Herrera, Rosa Ana, Quintela, M. A., Ruiz Lombera, Rubén, López-Amo Sáinz, Manuel, López Higuera, José Miguel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad Pública de Navarra
Repositorio:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
OAI Identifier:oai:academica-e.unavarra.es:2454/33612
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2454/33612
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Erbium doped fibers
Fiber bragg gratings
Fiber lasers
Fiber optics sensors
Single-mode laser
Temperature sensor
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Sumario:The spectral narrowing of Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBGs) introduced by unpumped Er-doped fiber (EDF) was analyzed for fiber lasers (FL). Owing to spatial hole burning (SHB), the spectral response of a virtual FBG can be employed for narrowing the band pass filter employed to determine the lasing wavelength of laser cavities. A common FL was mounted to analyze the spectral stability of the method, and a FL sensor for strain and temperature measurements was experimentally characterized to determine the stability of the narrowing effect achieved by the unpumped EDF, which acts as a virtual FBG. The results exhibited remarkably good narrowing effects of the spectral response of uniform FBGs.