Abstract
We present a linearly polarized single-longitudinal-mode (SLM) ytterbium-doped fiber laser with a polarization extinction ratio (PER) of over 35 dB and a narrow linewidth of less than 4.5 kHz. The very high PER is obtained by utilizing the polarization evolution effect at the optical fiber and the high-performance polarizing beam splitter. The SLM is achieved by using a segment of polarization-maintaining ytterbium-doped fiber as a narrowband filter. In addition, a high optical signal-to-noise ratio of 50 dB and a good slope efficiency of 60.5% are achieved. Using an ytterbium-doped fiber amplifier, a linearly polarized SLM laser system with a high power of over 2.5 W is demonstrated at 1064 nm.
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