Nonlinear Fiber Loop Mirror Optimization to Enhance the Performance of Multiwavelength Brillouin/Erbium-Doped Fiber Laser

Author

Al-Alimi, A.W. ; Yaacob, M.H. ; Abas, Ahmad Fauzi

Author_Institution

Wireless & Photonic Networks Res. Centre, Univ. Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia

Volume

6

Issue

6

fYear

2014

fDate

Dec. 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

10

Abstract

The performance of multiwavelength BEFL based on nonlinear fiber loop mirror (NOLM) optimization has been experimentally investigated. The NOLM is optimized to act as highly reflective mirror, which results in reducing the threshold power and enhancing the number of the generated Stokes lines at low EDF pump power as well. This design presents a low threshold power of 2 mW and generates up to 26 Stokes lines at EDF pump power of 25 mW.

Keywords

Brillouin spectra; erbium; fibre lasers; laser mirrors; nonlinear optics; optical pumping; generated Stokes lines; highly reflective mirror; multiwavelength Brillouin/erbium-doped fiber laser; nonlinear fiber loop mirror optimization; power 25 mW; pump power; threshold power; Cavity resonators; Couplers; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Mirrors; Optical fibers; Pump lasers; Scattering; Brillouin fiber laser; Erbium-doped fiber; linear cavity; nonlinear fiber loop mirror; stimulated Brillouin scattering;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Journal, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1943-0655

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JPHOT.2014.2366171

Filename

6966726