Photonic generation of microwave signal using a dual-wavelength fiber ring laser with CMFBG filter and saturable absorber

Suchun Feng; Wanjing Peng; Qi Li; Chunhui Qi; Ting Feng; Shuisheng Jian

doi:10.1117/12.966805

7 November 2012 Photonic generation of microwave signal using a dual-wavelength fiber ring laser with CMFBG filter and saturable absorber

Suchun Feng, Wanjing Peng, Qi Li, Chunhui Qi, Ting Feng, Shuisheng Jian

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Proceedings Volume 8421, OFS2012 22nd International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors; 842192 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.966805
Event: OFS2012 22nd International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensor, 2012, Beijing, China

Abstract

A simple approach for photonic generation of microwave signal using a dual-wavelength single-longitudinal-mode erbium-doped fiber ring laser is proposed and demonstrated. For the first time, a chirped moiré fiber Bragg grating (CMFBG) filter with ultra-narrow transmission band and a chirped fiber Bragg grating are used to select the longitudinal mode. The stable single longitudinal mode operation is guaranteed by the combination of the CMFBG filter and 3m unpumped erbium-doped fiber acting as a saturable absorber. Stable dual-wavelength single longitudinal mode fiber laser with a wavelength spacing of approximately 0.140nm are experimentally realized. By beating the dual-wavelength fiber laser at a photodetector, photonic generation of microwave signal at 17.682GHz is successfully obtained.

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Suchun Feng, Wanjing Peng, Qi Li, Chunhui Qi, Ting Feng, and Shuisheng Jian "Photonic generation of microwave signal using a dual-wavelength fiber ring laser with CMFBG filter and saturable absorber", Proc. SPIE 8421, OFS2012 22nd International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, 842192 (7 November 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.966805

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