A simple and cost-effective wavelength-switchable fiber ring laser based on a chirped moire fiber grating (CMFG)and an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) is proposed,and stable wavelength Iasing oscillations at room temperature iS experimentally demonstrated.To serve as a wavelength selective element,the CMFG possesses excellent comb-like filtering characteristics including stable wavelength interval and ultra-narrow passband.and its fabrication method iS easy and flexible.The measured optical signal-to-noise ratio reaches the highest value of 50 dB and the power fluctuation of each channel output iS less than 0.5 dB within an hour.The output laser power of different channels is almost identical(difference of less than 1 dB) within the tunable range.Methods to optimize the laser performance are also discussed and the superiority of the CMFG iS experimentally demonstrated.
The mode-spacing of the fiber Bragg grating Fabry-Perot （FBG F-P） cavity is calculated by using the effective cavity length which contains the effective length of the FBG. The expression of the effective length, defined by using the phase-time delay, is obtained and simplified as a function of the peak reflectivity at the Bragg wavelength, the band edges, and the first zero-reflectivity wavelength. The effective length is discussed from the energy penetration depth point of view. Three FBG F-P cavities are fabricated in order to validate the effective length approach. The experimental data fits well with the theoretical predictions. The limitation of this method is also pointed out and the improved approach is proposed.
