Title :
Flat continuum generation in the L-band wavelength range using passive mode-locked figure-eight fiber laser
Author_Institution :
Oprel Technols Inc., Nepean, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
A figure-eight fiber laser is used to generate continuum in the L-band wavelength range (1565 nm-1610 nm). The continuum is flat with peak to peak variation better than 3.5 dB within 31 nm spectral width.
Keywords :
erbium; laser mode locking; laser transitions; optical fibre amplifiers; 1565 to 1610 nm; Er doped fiber amplifier; L-band wavelength range; flat continuum generation; passive mode-locked figure-eight fiber laser; spectral width; wavelength range; Bragg gratings; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber gratings; L-band; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulse generation; Pulse amplifiers; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 2000. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
Kaua´i-Lihue, HI, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-646-X
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.2000.883633
