Title :
All-fiber, ultra-wide band tunable laser source at 2 μm
Author :
Li, Zuyi ; Alam, S.U. ; Jung, Yongmin ; Heidt, Alexander M. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We report a direct diode pumped all-fiber tunable laser source at 2 μm with over 250 nm of tuning range. A 3 dB power flatness of 200 nm with a maximum output power of 30 mW at 1930 nm was achieved. The laser has high OSNR of over 50 dB across the whole tuning range.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser noise; laser tuning; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; OSNR; all-fiber ultrawide band tunable laser source; direct diode pumping; laser power; laser tuning; optical signal-to-noise ratio; power 30 mW; wavelength 1930 nm; wavelength 2 mum;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC 2013), 39th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
London
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-759-5
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2013.1561
