High power dual-wavelength tunable fiber laser in linear and ring cavity configurations

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2012

Abstract

We describe and compare the performances of two crucial configurations for a tunable dual-wavelength fiber laser, namely, the linear and ring configurations. The performances of these two cavities and the tunability in the dual-wavelength output varied from 0.8 to 11.9 nm are characterized. The ring cavity provides a better performance, achieving an average output power of 0.5 dBm, with a power fluctuation of only 1.1 dB and a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 66 dB. Moreover, the ring cavity has minimal or no background amplified spontaneous emission (ASE).

Keywords

Optics, Physics

Divisions

fac_eng,PHYSICS

Publication Title

Chinese Optics Letters

Volume

10

Issue

1

Publisher

Optical Society of America

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