Self-excited brillouin–erbium fiber laser for DWDM applications

The operation of the self-excited Brillouin/erbium fiber laser (BEFL) is experimentally demonstrated. It uses a forward pumped erbium-doped fiber (EDF) as a gain medium to generate a Brillouin-pump (BP) and amplify the Stokes frequency signals generated in a single-mode fiber (SMF). The operating wa...

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Main Authors: HARUN, S, CHENG, X, POOPALAN, P, AHMAD, H
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CHENG, X
POOPALAN, P
AHMAD, H
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CHENG, X
POOPALAN, P
AHMAD, H
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description The operation of the self-excited Brillouin/erbium fiber laser (BEFL) is experimentally demonstrated. It uses a forward pumped erbium-doped fiber (EDF) as a gain medium to generate a Brillouin-pump (BP) and amplify the Stokes frequency signals generated in a single-mode fiber (SMF). The operating wavelength varies with changes of coupling ratio of the looping arm. The optimum BEFL operation is obtained with a center wavelength at 1567.5 nm by looping back 20% of BEFL output into the other end of the SMF. The BEFL output power and number of lines increases gradually as 980-nm pump power increases. At the maximum 980-nm pump power of 118 mW, a stable and strong BEFL comb of up to 16 lines with 11 GHz spacing is demonstrated. The self-excited BEFL has the potential to be used in the future dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) communication system. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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spelling mmu-31112011-10-04T02:50:25Z http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/3111/ Self-excited brillouin–erbium fiber laser for DWDM applications HARUN, S CHENG, X POOPALAN, P AHMAD, H T Technology (General) QC Physics The operation of the self-excited Brillouin/erbium fiber laser (BEFL) is experimentally demonstrated. It uses a forward pumped erbium-doped fiber (EDF) as a gain medium to generate a Brillouin-pump (BP) and amplify the Stokes frequency signals generated in a single-mode fiber (SMF). The operating wavelength varies with changes of coupling ratio of the looping arm. The optimum BEFL operation is obtained with a center wavelength at 1567.5 nm by looping back 20% of BEFL output into the other end of the SMF. The BEFL output power and number of lines increases gradually as 980-nm pump power increases. At the maximum 980-nm pump power of 118 mW, a stable and strong BEFL comb of up to 16 lines with 11 GHz spacing is demonstrated. The self-excited BEFL has the potential to be used in the future dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) communication system. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. ELSEVIER SCI LTD 2007-02 Article NonPeerReviewed HARUN, S and CHENG, X and POOPALAN, P and AHMAD, H (2007) Self-excited brillouin–erbium fiber laser for DWDM applications. Optics & Laser Technology, 39 (1). pp. 94-97. ISSN 00303992 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2005.05.008 doi:10.1016/j.optlastec.2005.05.008 doi:10.1016/j.optlastec.2005.05.008
spellingShingle T Technology (General)
QC Physics
HARUN, S
CHENG, X
POOPALAN, P
AHMAD, H
Self-excited brillouin–erbium fiber laser for DWDM applications
title Self-excited brillouin–erbium fiber laser for DWDM applications
title_full Self-excited brillouin–erbium fiber laser for DWDM applications
title_fullStr Self-excited brillouin–erbium fiber laser for DWDM applications
title_full_unstemmed Self-excited brillouin–erbium fiber laser for DWDM applications
title_short Self-excited brillouin–erbium fiber laser for DWDM applications
title_sort self-excited brillouin–erbium fiber laser for dwdm applications
topic T Technology (General)
QC Physics
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