16-wavelength-switching single-longitudinal-mode fiber laser based on linear cavity with cascaded Sagnac loop filters

S. Hu; L. Zhan; S. Y. Lou; Y. X. Xia

doi:10.1117/12.633354

5 December 2005 16-wavelength-switchable single-longitudinal-mode fiber laser based on linear cavity with cascaded Sagnac loop filters

S. Hu, L. Zhan, S. Y. Lou, Y. X. Xia

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Proceedings Volume 6019, Passive Components and Fiber-based Devices II; 60190Z (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.633354
Event: Asia-Pacific Optical Communications, 2005, Shanghai, China

Abstract

We proposed and demonstrated a new concept of multi-wavelength-switchable single-longitudinal-mode fiber laser based on the linear cavity. In the cavity, a Sagnac loop filter with a long high-birefringence fiber is incorporated to enable the allowed oscillating wavelength compatible with ITU-T grid, a multi-section high-birefringence Sagnac loop filter is used to realize wavelength-switching operation, and a saturable absorber loop filter with unpumped Erbium-doped fiber is applied to achieve single-longitudinal-mode operation. The experiment has demonstrated 16-wavelength-switchable, 100GHz spacing, single-longitudinal-mode lasing operation with a large (>40dB) output signal to background noise ratio.

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S. Hu, L. Zhan, S. Y. Lou, and Y. X. Xia "16-wavelength-switchable single-longitudinal-mode fiber laser based on linear cavity with cascaded Sagnac loop filters", Proc. SPIE 6019, Passive Components and Fiber-based Devices II, 60190Z (5 December 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.633354

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