Multi-wavelength laser generation with Bismuthbased Erbium-doped fiber
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Abstract
A multi-wavelength laser comb is demonstrated using a nonlinear effect in a backward pumped Bismuth-based Erbium-doped fiber (Bi-EDF) for the first time. It uses a ring cavity resonator scheme containing a 215cm long highly nonlinear Bi-EDF, optical isolators, polarisation controller and 10dB output coupler. The laser generates more than 10 lines of optical comb with a line spacing of approximately 0.41nm at 1615.5nm region using 146mW of 1480nm pump power.
Keywords
Bismuth, Erbium, Fiber lasers, Nonlinear optics
Divisions
fac_eng,PHYSICS
Publication Title
Optics Express
Volume
17
Issue
1
Publisher
Optical Society of America
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