We propose and experimentally demonstrate a stable and tunable PT-symmetric single-longitudinal-mode (SLM) fiber ring laser using a nonreciprocal Sagnac loop. To suppress multiple-longitudinal-mode oscillation, the Sagnac loop only including a 3-dB optical coupler (OC) and a polarization controller (PC) is incorporated into the fiber ring cavity, which induces nonreciprocal light transmission and coupling between the frequency-degenerate clockwise (CW) and counterclockwise (CCW) resonator modes. The two light paths traveling along the CW and CCW directions in the Sagnac loop are defined as the gain loop and loss loop, respectively. By adjusting the polarization states of the two light waves, when the gain and loss coefficients are larger than the coupling coefficient, the PT symmetry is broken, singlemode lasing is thus generated in the fiber laser cavity.
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