Title :
A widely tunable narrow-linewidth triple-wavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser
Author :
Lu, Z.G. ; Grover, C.P.
Author_Institution :
Photonic Syst. Group, Nat. Res. Council Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
A widely tunable narrow-linewidth simultaneous triple-wavelength oscillation erbium-doped fiber ring laser (EDFRL) is investigated in detail. The EDFRL can produce double-wavelength oscillations with the same polarization output, as well as another widely tunable wavelength oscillation with orthogonal polarization in both the C-band and the L-band. By preventing two polarization-mode competitions, we have achieved a stable single-longitudinal-mode triple-wavelength lasing output along with a minimum side-mode suppression ratio of 40 dB.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser tuning; light polarisation; ring lasers; double-wavelength oscillations; erbium-doped fiber laser; narrow-linewidth laser; orthogonal polarization; ring laser; side-mode suppression ratio; single-longitudinal-mode lasing; triple-wavelength laser; triple-wavelength lasing; tunable wavelength oscillation; widely tunable laser; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical wavelength conversion; Quantum cascade lasers; Ring lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength measurement; Ring cavity; single-longitudinal-mode; single-polarization operation; tunable triple-wavelength erbium-doped fiber (EDF) laser;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2004.837252
