Title :
Single-polarization generation in fiber Fabry-Perot laser by self-injection locking in short feedback cavity
Author :
Hsu, Kevin ; Yamashita, Shinji
Author_Institution :
Micron Opt. Inc., Atlanta, GA, USA
fDate :
4/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Single-frequency and single-polarization lasing can be generated in a compact self-injection locked fiber Fabry-Perot laser with a short fiber Bragg grating feedback cavity. No discrete polarization control components are required. Different wavelengths actress the laser gain bandwidth can be generated by an appropriate combination of cavity designs and feedback fiber Bragg gratings. A 10-Gb/s nonreturn-to-zero transmission test demonstrates the laser´s applicability for optical fiber communications
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; Fabry-Perot resonators; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser frequency stability; laser mode locking; optical communication equipment; optical fibre polarisation; Gb/s nonreturn-to-zero transmission test; cavity designs; compact self-injection locked fiber Fabry-Perot laser; feedback fiber Bragg gratings; fiber Fabry-Perot laser; laser gain bandwidth; optical fiber communications; self-injection locking; short feedback cavity; short fiber Bragg grating feedback cavity; single-polarization generation; Bandwidth; Communication system control; Fabry-Perot; Fiber lasers; Laser feedback; Optical design; Optical feedback; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
