Title :
Compact single frequency erbium fiber-laser transmitter module with asymmetric output ports
Author :
Gaeta, C. ; Ng, W. ; Bourgholtzer, S. ; Stephens, R.
Author_Institution :
HRL Lab., Malibu, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report the development of a compact (22 cm×14.5 cm) DFB fiber laser module designed for 2.5 Gb/sec WDM networks. In particular, our DFB fiber cavity is of a novel design that offers asymmetric power outputs (with a ratio as high as 1:0.01 mW) from its two ends. This enables us to utilize the optical power from the fiber laser efficiently by feeding the output from the low power end to a electronic feedback loop for noise-reduction
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; erbium; fibre lasers; laser frequency stability; modules; optical transmitters; symmetry; wavelength division multiplexing; 14.5 cm; 2.5 Gbit/s; 22 cm; DFB fiber laser module design; Gb/sec WDM networks; asymmetric output ports; asymmetric power outputs; compact single frequency erbium fiber-laser transmitter module; electronic feedback loop; fiber laser; low power end; noise-reduction; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser feedback; Laser noise; Optical design; Optical feedback; Optical transmitters; Power lasers; WDM networks;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.739713
