Characterization of the optical and electrical spectra of fiber ring laser

Author

Giraldi, M. T M R ; Pontes, M.J. ; Santos, M.J.D. ; Abe, I. ; Kalinowski, H.J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., IME, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

23

Abstract

The precise characterization of the linewidth and the electrical mode pattern is presented, in this paper, for a stable erbium-doped fiber ring laser that uses two optical filters. The laser linewidth is measured using a Michelson interferometer, confirming its sharp narrowing as consequence of the mode suppression. The laser performance optimization is accomplished by the determination of the matched condition for simultaneous operation of the both optical filters. An estimate of the RIN due to the introduction of the laser in a communication system is also presented

Keywords

fibre lasers; laser modes; laser noise; optical filters; ring lasers; Michelson interferometer; RIN; electrical spectra; erbium doped fiber ring laser; linewidth; mode suppression; optical communication system; optical filter; optical spectra; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Ring lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 1999. SBMO/IEEE MTT-S, APS and LEOS - IMOC '99. International

Conference_Location

Rio de Janeiro

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5807-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMOC.1999.867031

Filename

867031