Title :
Backward-pumping WDM fiber laser sources using gain fibers of various lengths as self-equalizers
Author :
Shien-Kuei Liaw ; Shey-Cheng Liu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ. of Sci. & Tech., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
We propose and simulate a novel configuration of power-equalized WDM fiber laser sources. The simulation is based on the spectral model of optical amplifier. An 11-channel WDM laser sources with wavelengths ranging from 1530to 1560 nm of 3.0 nm channel spacing is studied.
Keywords :
equalisers; erbium; fibre lasers; optical communication equipment; optical pumping; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 11-channel WDM laser sources; 1530 to 1560 nm; Er-doped backward-pumping WDM fiber laser sources; channel spacing; optical amplifier; power-equalized WDM fiber laser sources; self-equalizers; spectral model; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical fiber couplers; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Reflectivity; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.970824
