Title :
SOA-based Multi-wavelength Comb Laser with 25GHz Spacing
Author :
Baby, Varghese ; Chen, Lawrence R. ; Doucet, Serge ; LaRochelle, Sophie
Author_Institution :
Photonics Syst. Group, McGill Univ., Montreal, Que.
Abstract :
We demonstrate for the first time, multi-wavelength operation in a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)-based fiber laser with wavelength spacing of 25GHz. 35 wavelengths with contrast ratio of 35dB were obtained with a tunability of 10nm.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser beams; laser tuning; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA; contrast ratio; fiber laser; laser tuning; multiwavelength comb laser; multiwavelength laser operation; semiconductor optical amplifier; wavelength spacing; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber gratings; Filters; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Photonics; Quantum cascade lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.278899
