Title :
Multifrequency erbium-doped fiber ring lasers anchored on the ITU frequency grid
Author :
Bellemare, A. ; Rochette, M. ; Tetu, M. ; LaRochelle, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Genie Electr., Laval Univ., Que., Canada
Abstract :
Multifrequency erbium-doped fiber lasers anchored on the ITU frequency grid and using periodic filters are presented. The multifrequency operation is obtained by adding a frequency shifter in the ring cavity.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; optical communication equipment; optical frequency conversion; ring lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; ITU frequency grid; frequency shifter; multifrequency erbium-doped fiber ring lasers; multifrequency operation; periodic filters; ring cavity; Bragg gratings; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fabry-Perot; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Filters; Frequency; Optical fibers; Ring lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.767779
