• DocumentCode
    1240156
  • Title

    Wavelength-switchable fiber laser using acoustic waves

  • Author

    Delgado-Pinar, M. ; Mora, J. ; Díez, Antonio ; Cruz, J.L. ; Andrés, M.V.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. de Fisica Aplicada-ICMUV, Univ. de Valencia, Burjasot, Spain
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    3/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    552
  • Lastpage
    554
  • Abstract
    We report a wavelength-switchable fiber ring laser that includes a Bragg grating-based acoustooptic superlattice modulator. Wavelength switching of the laser emission is achieved by controlling the peak reflectivity of the different reflection bands that appear on both sides of the Bragg wavelength when a longitudinal acoustic wave propagates along the grating.
  • Keywords
    Bragg gratings; acoustic wave propagation; acousto-optical switches; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; reflectivity; ring lasers; Bragg grating; acoustic waves; acoustooptic superlattice modulator; fiber laser; laser emission; longitudinal acoustic wave propagation; reflection bands; reflectivity; ring laser; wavelength switching; wavelength-switchable laser; Acoustic reflection; Acoustic waves; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Optical control; Optical reflection; Reflectivity; Ring lasers; Superlattices; Acoustooptic devices; fiber Bragg grating (FBG); optical fiber lasers; switching;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2004.840021
  • Filename
    1396011