Switchable dual-wavelength ytterbium-doped fiber laser based on a few-mode fiber grating

The authors propose and demonstrate a simple switchable dual-wavelength Ytterbium-doped fiber laser based on a few-mode fiber grating. The laser can be designed to operate in stable dual-wavelength or wavelength-switching modes, due to the polarization hole burning enhanced by the few-mode fiber grating. The lasing lines may be controlled only by a polarization controller. Stable operation is achieved at room temperature when the wavelength separation is 0.9 nm.

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