Title :
Multiple wavelength generation with Brillouin/erbium fiber lasers
Author :
Cowle, Gregory J. ; Stepanov, Dmitrii Yu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Sydney Univ., NSW, Australia
Abstract :
Brillouin/erbium fiber lasers, which have recently been demonstrated, operate with a combination of Brillouin gain and gain in erbium-doped fiber. In this letter, we describe techniques for cascading the Brillouin/erbium fiber laser to generate optical combs, and experimentally demonstrate optical comb generation. Internal and external cascading techniques are demonstrated. The line spacing in the combs is approximately 10 GHz, with operation in the 1550-nm region.
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; erbium; fibre lasers; infrared sources; laser transitions; optical communication equipment; optical frequency conversion; optical pumping; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 GHz; 1550 nm; Brillouin fiber lasers; Er-doped fiber lasers; erbium-doped fiber; external cascading techniques; internal cascading techniques; line spacing; multiple wavelength generation; nm region; optical comb generation; Australia; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fibers; Optical resonators; Pump lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
