A hybrid Raman-erbium random fiber laser (RFL) with a half-open cavity assisted by chirped artificially controlled backscattering fiber reflectors (ACBFRs) is presented. A combination of 2.4 km of dispersion compensating fiber (DCF) with two highly erbium-doped fiber (EDF) pieces of 5 m length was used as gain medium. A single random laser emission line centered at 1553.8 nm with an output power level of -6.5 dBm and an optical signal to noise ratio (OSNR) of 47 dB was obtained when pumped at 37.5 dBm. A full width at half maximum (FHWM) of 1 nm and a 100% confidence level (CL) output power instability as low as 0.08 dB were measured. The utilization of the new laser cavity as a temperature and strain sensor is also experimentally studied.

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A hybrid Raman-erbium random fiber laser (RFL) with a half-open cavity assisted by chirped artificially controlled backscattering fiber reflectors (ACBFRs) is presented. A combination of 2.4 km of dispersion compensating fiber (DCF) with two highly erbium-doped fiber (EDF) pieces of 5 m length was used as gain medium. A single random laser emission line centered at 1553.8 nm with an output power level of -6.5 dBm and an optical signal to noise ratio (OSNR) of 47 dB was obtained when pumped at 37.5 dBm. A full width at half maximum (FHWM) of 1 nm and a 100% confidence level (CL) output power instability as low as 0.08 dB were measured. The utilization of the new laser cavity as a temperature and strain sensor is also experimentally studied.

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The full text of this article is available to read as a PDF.
No competing interests reported.
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