[CTuA1A] MIR Lasers

[CTuA1A-02] Frequency-shifted feedback mode-locked and tunable 3.5 µm fiber laser and Bragg grating interrogator

Ori Henderson-Sapir^1,2, Nathaniel Bawden¹, Antreas Theodosiou^3,4, Kyriacos Kalli³, Matthew R. Majewski⁵, Stuart D. Jackson⁵, *David J. Ottaway¹ (1. Department of Physics and Institute of Photonics and Advanced Sensing (Australia), 2. Mirage Photonics (Australia), 3. Photonics and Optical Sensors Research Laboratory, Cyprus University of Technology (Cyprus), 4. Lumoscribe LTD. (Cyprus), 5. MQ Photonics, School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University (Australia))

[Presentation Style] Online

A mode-locked, dual-wavelength pumped 3.5 µm fiber laser using frequency-shifted feedback is reported. Pulses of 3.8 ps with 8.7 nJ were obtained. An electronically wavelength swept, mid-IR interrogator is built to characterize a mid-IR fiber Bragg grating.