Continuous-wave operation of semiconductor optical amplifier-based multiwavelength tunable fiber lasers with 25-GHz spacing

被引：18
作者：
Baby, Varghese [1 ]
Chen, Lawrence R.
Doucet, Serge
LaRochelle, Sophie
机构：
[1] Marusyk Miller & Swain LLP, Ottawa, ON K1P 5PQ, Canada
[2] McGill Univ, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Photon Syst Grp, Montreal, PQ H3A 2A7, Canada
[3] Univ Laval, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Ste Foy, PQ G1K 7P4, Canada
来源：
IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS | 2007年 / 13卷 / 03期
关键词：
fiber lasers; multiwavelength lasers; optical gratings; semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs);
D O I：
10.1109/JSTQE.2007.896064
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：
We demonstrate wide bandwidth operation in a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)-based fiber laser with a wavelength spacing of 25 GHz. A broadband multiwavelength filter based on superimposed and chirped fiber Bragg gratings is used for wavelength selection. Three different cavity configurations are presented and compared: 1) a single-SOA standing-wave cavity; 2) a single-SOA ring cavity; and 3) a double-SOA ring cavity. Up to 41 wavelengths are obtained with a signal-to-noise ratio of 35 dB and a wavelength tunability of 10 nm.
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页码：764 / 769
页数：6
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