Optical filter finesses enhancement based on nested coupled cavities and active medium

George A. Adib; Yasser M. Sabry; Diaa Khalil

doi:10.1117/12.2227396

27 April 2016 Optical filter finesses enhancement based on nested coupled cavities and active medium

George A. Adib, Yasser M. Sabry, Diaa Khalil

Proceedings Volume 9893, Laser Sources and Applications III; 989316 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2227396
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2016, Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

Optical filters with relatively large FSR and narrow linewidth are simultaneously needed for different applications. The ratio between the FSR and the 3-dB linewidth is given by finesse of the filter, which is solely determined by the different energy loss mechanisms limited by the technology advancement. In this work, we present a novel coupled-cavity configuration embedding an optical filter and a gain medium; allowing an overall finesse enhancement and simultaneous FSR and 3-dB linewidth engineering beyond the technological limits of the filter fabrication method. The configuration consists of two resonators. An active ring resonator comprises an optical gain medium and a passive resonator. In one configuration, the optical filter is the passive resonator itself. In a second configuration, the passive resonator is another ring resonator that embeds the optical filter. The presented configurations using a semiconductor optical amplifier are applied one time to a mechanically Fabry-Perot filter in the first presented configuration; and a second time to a fiber ring filter in the second presented configuration. The mechanical filter has an original 3-dB linewidth of 1nm and an FSR that is larger than 100nm while the enhanced linewidth is about 0.3nm. The fiber ring filter length is 4 m and directional coupler ratios of 90/10corresponding to a 3-dBlinewidth of about 4MHz and an FSR of 47 MHz. The enhanced 3- dBlinewidth of the overall filter configuration is 200kHz, demonstrating finesse enhancement up to20 times the original finesse of the filter.

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George A. Adib, Yasser M. Sabry, and Diaa Khalil "Optical filter finesses enhancement based on nested coupled cavities and active medium", Proc. SPIE 9893, Laser Sources and Applications III, 989316 (27 April 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2227396

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