Multiwavelength generation in an erbium-doped fiber laser using in-fiber comb filters

Author

Chow, Jong ; Town, Graham ; Eggleton, Ben ; Ibsen, Morten ; Sugden, Kate ; Bennion, Ian

Author_Institution

Opt. Fiber Technol. Centre, Sydney Univ., NSW, Australia

Volume

8

Issue

1

fYear

1996

Firstpage

60

Lastpage

62

Abstract

Simultaneous continuous wave multiwavelength operation of an erbium-doped fiber laser has been demonstrated using two types of recently developed in-fiber grating comb filters. The lasing wavelengths and linewidths were determined by the comb filter, which was inserted in a ring cavity with a single inhomogeneously broadened gain medium.

Keywords

diffraction gratings; erbium; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; optical communication equipment; optical fibre filters; ring lasers; spectral line breadth; wavelength division multiplexing; continuous wave multiwavelength operation; erbium-doped fiber laser; in-fiber comb filters; in-fiber grating comb filters; lasing wavelengths; linewidths; multiwavelength generation; ring cavity; single inhomogeneously broadened gain medium; Australia; Cities and towns; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Optical fiber filters; Optical fibers; Pump lasers; Resonator filters; Ring lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.475778

Filename

475778