Widely tunable multiwavelength Brillouin-erbium fiber laser with triple Brillouin-shift wavelength spacing

被引:20
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作者
Al-Mansoori, M. H. [1 ]
Al-Sheriyani, A. [1 ]
Younis, M. A. A. [1 ]
Mahdi, M. A. [2 ]
机构
[1] Sohar Univ, Elect & Comp Engn, Fac Engn, POB 44, Sohar 311, Oman
[2] Univ Putra Malaysia, Wireless & Photon Networks Res Ctr, Fac Engn, Upm Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
关键词
Multiwavelength fiber laser; nonlinear stimulated; Brillouin scattering; Brillouin fiber laser; Laser tunability; GENERATION; MICROWAVE; CAVITY; AMPLIFICATION; STOKES;
D O I
10.1016/j.yofte.2017.12.012
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In this paper, we demonstrate a widely tunable multiwavelength Brillouin-erbium fiber laser (MBEFL) having a wavelength spacing of 0.25 nm (triple Brillouin-shift wavelength spacing). The proposed laser structure overcomes the need for Brillouin pump wavelength to be closed to the self-lasing cavity modes region. The laser exhibits a wide tuning range of 40 nm (from 1530 nm to 1570 nm) at Brillouin pump and 980 nm pump powers of 25 mW and 350 mW, respectively. Four stable output channels are produced within this wavelength range with all the channels having a peak output power greater than 1.58 mW. The laser has the potential to be used as a multiwavelength laser source for dense wavelength division multiplexing communication.
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页码:21 / 26
页数:6
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