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Appl Opt
; 50(3): 291-5, 2011 Jan 20.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21263724
ABSTRACT
We report wavelength-tunable operation of a Tm-doped silica fiber laser by using a force-induced long-period fiber grating (LPFG) formed in a fiber ring resonator. The laser output wavelength is tuned by moving the transmission passband that is generated between adjacent resonance wavelengths due to the force-induced LPFG. By changing the grating period around 900 µm, we control the laser output wavelength between 1845 and 1930 nm.