title: Ultra-short distributed Bragg reflector fiber laser for sensing applications.
abstract: We present an ultra-short distributed Bragg reflector fiber laser written in Er/Yb co-doped fiber. The entire laser is only 8.4 mm in length. The lasing threshold is less than 1 mW. The optical signal-to-noise ratio of the laser output is better than 70 dB. The laser emits two orthogonal polarization modes and generates a beat signal with signal-to-noise ratio of approximately 70 dB and 3-dB linewidth of approximately 3 kHz. The laser has longitude mode spacing comparable to the grating bandwidth. This obviates the possibility of mode hopping when the laser is subjected to any external perturbations.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Photonics Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bai-Ou
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: Hwa-Yaw
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Tam
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D007834:Lasers; D010783:Photometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014159:Transducers