Title :
Modeling of multiwavelength laser with saturable homogeneous gain and nonlinear loss
Author :
Li, Feng ; Zheng, Huan ; Feng, Xinhuan ; Wai, P.K.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Hong Kong Polytech. Univ., Kowloon, China
Abstract :
We theoretically studied the operation of a laser with homogeneous gain and nonlinear loss. Multi-wavelength operation is possible because the nonlinear loss provides an adaptive balance to the different gain values at different wavelengths.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser theory; optical losses; optical saturation; adaptive balance; intensity dependent loss mechanism; multiwavelength laser modeling; nonlinear loss; saturable homogeneous gain; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Filters; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical losses; Photonics; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, 2009. OECC 2009. 14th
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4102-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4103-7
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2009.5218074
