DocumentCode
3180601
Title
Multiwavelength oscillation of an uncoated SOA-based fiber ring laser
Author
Vlachos, K. ; Pleros, N. ; Avramopoulos, H. ; Occhi, L. ; Guekos, C.
Author_Institution
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Hilversum, Netherlands
fYear
2003
fDate
22-27 June 2003
Firstpage
619
Abstract
We present a multiwavelength ring laser source using an uncoated semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) for providing both gain as well as the comb-like filtering function in the cavity. A SOA-based ring laser source oscillates over a wide bandwidth range due to heterogeneous spectral broadening and the broad gain spectrum of the SOA. Multiwavelength operation can be obtained by inserting comb-like filters inside the cavity.
Keywords
fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; ring lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; spectral line broadening; SOA; broad gain spectrum; comb-like filtering function; fiber ring laser; heterogeneous spectral broadening; laser cavity; multiwavelength oscillation; multiwavelength ring laser source; uncoated semiconductor optical amplifier; Fabry-Perot; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical saturation; Optical transmitters; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7734-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1313681
Filename
1313681
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