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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1313681
