Title :
Reconfigurable multi-wavelength distributed fibre lasers
Author :
Brochu, G. ; Giaccari, Ph ; LaRochelle, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Laval Univ., Que., Canada
Abstract :
We demonstrate independent switching of the lines of a multi-wavelength fibre laser with spatially distributed cavities by using localized heating points. Output power equalization of the laser lines is also achieved.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; optical switches; thermo-optical effects; laser line switching; laser tuning; localized heating point; multiwavelength distributed fibre laser; output power equalization; spatially distributed cavity;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
