Title :
Switchable multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser using a multimode fiber bragg grating and photonic crystal fiber
Author :
Feng, Xinhuan ; Tam, Hwa-Yaw ; Wai, P.K.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Hong Kong Polytech. Univ., Kowloon
Abstract :
A switchable multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser with a multimode FBG and highly nonlinear PCF is demonstrated. Stable five-wavelength operation with 0.8 nm spacing was achieved. Switching between stable one- to four-wavelength operations is also demonstrated.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; erbium; fibre lasers; holey fibres; laser modes; optical switches; photonic crystals; JkJk:Er; five-wavelength operation; four-wavelength operations; multimode FBG; multimode fiber bragg grating; one-wavelength operations; photonic crystal fiber; switchable multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fiber testing; Optical mixing; Photonic crystal fibers; Reflectivity; (140.3510) Lasers, fiber; (190.4380) Nonlinear optics, four-wave mixing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628504
