Title :
FM laser operation in SOA-based fiber ring lasers
Author :
Girard, Simon Lambert ; Chen, Hongxin ; Schinn, Gregory W. ; Piché, Michel
Author_Institution :
Centre d¿Optique, Photonique et Laser, Université Laval, Québec, Qc, G1K 7P4, Canada
Abstract :
We present methods for controlling both laser linewidth and lineshape via FM laser operation for tunable single frequency oscillated SOA-based fiber ring lasers, using either phase modulation, or amplitude modulation, or current modulation of SOA.
Keywords :
Amplitude modulation; Biomedical optical imaging; Fiber lasers; Frequency modulation; Laser theory; Phase modulation; Quantum cascade lasers; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431298
