• DocumentCode
    3598322
  • Title

    High power ASE-free tunable laser using a Sagnac ring interferometer within the external cavity

  • Author

    Fulop, L. ; Souhaite, G. ; Moulinet, X. ; Graindorge, P. ; Lefevre, H.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Photonetics BP, Marly le Roi, France
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2001
  • Abstract
    The use of a Sagnac ring interferometer within the external cavity of a tunable laser diode is described. This optical scheme provides an ASE-free output, without any reduction of the output power.
  • Keywords
    laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; light interferometers; optical communication equipment; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; ASE-free output; Sagnac ring interferometer; external cavity; high power ASE-free tunable laser; output power; tunable laser diode; Diode lasers; Laser beams; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Power lasers; Ring lasers; Sagnac interferometers; Tunable circuits and devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-655-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    927340