Frequency Swept Fiber Ring Laser Based on Optical Parametric Process With Single-Longitudinal-Mode Operation

Author

Cheung, Kim K Y ; Yang, Sigang ; Zhou, Yue ; Wong, Kenneth K Y

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Volume

23

Issue

4

fYear

2011

Firstpage

203

Lastpage

205

Abstract

A stable and wavelength-tunable single-longitudinal-mode (SLM) oscillation with sweeping rate of 1.17 kHz based on a fiber-optical parametric oscillator (FOPO) is proposed and demonstrated. In order to perform sweeping SLM operations, three types of filters, a fiber Fabry-Pérot tunable filter (FFP-TF), a subring cavity, and an autotracking filter which is formed by an unpumped erbium-doped fiber (EDF), are incorporated inside the cavity. The output of the laser can be swept continuously from 1530 to 1543 nm and 1569 to 1584 nm with the average output power exceeding 3 dBm. The short-term linewidth of the laser output measured by self-homodyne method is about 66.6 kHz with a side-mode suppression ratio of 60 dB at 1538 nm.

Keywords

erbium; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser tuning; optical fibre filters; optical parametric oscillators; ring lasers; Fabry-Perot tunable filter; autotracking filter; fiber-optical parametric oscillator; frequency 1.17 kHz; frequency swept fiber ring laser; self-homodyne method; short-term linewidth; side-mode suppression ratio; single-longitudinal-mode operation; subring cavity; unpumped erbium-doped fiber; wavelength 1530 nm to 1584 nm; wavelength-tunable single-longitudinal-mode oscillation; Fiber loop mirror; fiber ring laser; fiber-optical parametric oscillator; single-longitudinal mode (SLM);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2010.2096464

Filename

5657238