Title :
Switchable multi-wavelength fiber laser using in-fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer
Author :
He, Chao ; Zeng, Xianglong ; Pang, Fufei ; Chen, Zhenyi ; Wang, Tingyun
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Specialty Fiber Opt. & Opt. Access Network, Shanghai Univ., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate a switchable multiwavelength fiber laser by using an in-fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer, which is constructed with two double-cladding fibers. Multi-channel outputs are realized and can be controlled by the comb filtering of the in-fiber interference.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; Q-switching; erbium; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; light interference; optical control; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre filters; JkJk:Er; comb filtering; double-cladding fibers; infiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer; infiber interference; laser cavity; optical control; switchable multiwavelength fiber laser; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber theory;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2010 15th
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6785-3
