O-band multi-wavelength fiber laser
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2010
Abstract
In this paper, we demonstrated a novel multi-wavelength fiber laser system operating in the O-band (1310 nm) region. The proposed O-band multi-wavelength fiber laser uses a 1 x 24 Arrayed Waveguide Grating to generate eight output channels simultaneously with a span width of 14.05 nm. In addition to this, the tunability of a single wavelength output is also demonstrated using a 1 x 16 AWG together with an optical channel selector. A Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (SOA) operating at 1310 nm is used as the gain medium to provide the spontaneous and stimulated emissions required for the laser operation. The fiber laser has a tuning range of 1301.26 nm to 1311.18 nm with 9.92 nm span and channel spacing of 0.7 nm.
Keywords
O-band, semiconductor optical amplifier, arrayed waveguide grating, fiber laser
Divisions
fac_eng,PHYSICS
Publication Title
Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics & Materials
Volume
19
Issue
2
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing
Publisher Location
5 TOH TUCK LINK, SINGAPORE 596224, SINGAPORE
Additional Information
7th International Symposium on Modern Optics and Its Applications, Bandung, INDONESIA, 2009