Title :
FM Laser Operation in SOA-Based Fiber Ring Lasers
Author :
Girard, Simon Lambert ; Chen, Hongxin ; Schinn, Gregory W. ; Piché, Michel
Author_Institution :
Univ. Laval, Quebec
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; fibre lasers; frequency modulation; optical modulation; phase modulation; ring lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA; amplitude modulation; current modulation; fiber ring laser; frequency modulation laser; laser lineshape; laser linewidth; phase modulation; single frequency oscillated laser; 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 :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453521
