Multiwavelength erbium-doped fibre laser based on a high-birefringence fibre loop mirror

被引：159
作者：
Dong, XP [1 ]
Li, SP
Chiang, KS
Ng, MN
Chu, BCB
机构：
[1] Xiamen Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Xiamen 361005, Peoples R China
[2] City Univ Hong Kong, Optoelect Res Ctr, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[3] City Univ Hong Kong, Dept Elect Engn, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
来源：
ELECTRONICS LETTERS | 2000年 / 36卷 / 19期
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D O I：
10.1049/el:20001158
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：
A novel multiwavelength fibre laser is proposed, which is based on a fibre loop mirror formed by a high-birefringence (HiBi) fibre, a polarisation controller, and a directional coupler. By setting the polarisation controller properly, the HiBi fibre loop mirror acts as a polarisation-independent wavelength filter. With this configuration, the wavelength spacing of the laser can be varied accurately by adjusting the length of the HiBi fibre. Experimentally, by cooling the erbium-doped fibre with liquid nitrogen to reduce its homogeneous linewidth, stable emission at 16 wavelengths with a spacing of 0.8nm and an amplitude variation of < 5dB was achieved.
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页码：1609 / 1610
页数：2
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