Investigation on the effect of EDFA location in ring cavity Brillouin-Erbium fiber laser

We have investigated the characteristics of Brillouin-Erbium fiber laser (BEFL) with variation of Erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) locations in a ring cavity configuration. Three possible locations of the EDFA in the laser cavity have been studied. The experimental results show that the location...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Hambali, Nor Azura Malini, Mahdi, Mohd Adzir, Al-Mansoori, Mohammed Hayder, Abas, Ahmad Fauzi, Saripan, M. Iqbal
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Language:English
Published: Optical Society of America 2009
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15297/
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author Ahmad Hambali, Nor Azura Malini
Mahdi, Mohd Adzir
Al-Mansoori, Mohammed Hayder
Abas, Ahmad Fauzi
Saripan, M. Iqbal
author_facet Ahmad Hambali, Nor Azura Malini
Mahdi, Mohd Adzir
Al-Mansoori, Mohammed Hayder
Abas, Ahmad Fauzi
Saripan, M. Iqbal
author_sort Ahmad Hambali, Nor Azura Malini
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description We have investigated the characteristics of Brillouin-Erbium fiber laser (BEFL) with variation of Erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) locations in a ring cavity configuration. Three possible locations of the EDFA in the laser cavity have been studied. The experimental results show that the location of EDFA plays vital role in determining the output power and the tuning range. Besides the Erbium gain, Brillouin gain also contributes to the performance of the BEFL. By placing the EDFA next to the Brillouin gain medium (dispersion compensating fiber), the Brillouin pump signal is amplified thereby generating higher intensities of Brillouin Stokes line. This efficient process suppresses the free running self-lasing cavity modes from oscillating in cavity as a result of higher Stokes laser power and thus provide a wider tuning range. At the injected Brillouin pump power of 1.6 mW and the maximum 1480 nm pump power of 135 mW, the maximum Stokes laser power of 25.1 mW was measured and a tuning range of 50 nm without any self-lasing cavity modes was obtained.
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spelling upm-152972019-05-10T08:35:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15297/ Investigation on the effect of EDFA location in ring cavity Brillouin-Erbium fiber laser Ahmad Hambali, Nor Azura Malini Mahdi, Mohd Adzir Al-Mansoori, Mohammed Hayder Abas, Ahmad Fauzi Saripan, M. Iqbal We have investigated the characteristics of Brillouin-Erbium fiber laser (BEFL) with variation of Erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) locations in a ring cavity configuration. Three possible locations of the EDFA in the laser cavity have been studied. The experimental results show that the location of EDFA plays vital role in determining the output power and the tuning range. Besides the Erbium gain, Brillouin gain also contributes to the performance of the BEFL. By placing the EDFA next to the Brillouin gain medium (dispersion compensating fiber), the Brillouin pump signal is amplified thereby generating higher intensities of Brillouin Stokes line. This efficient process suppresses the free running self-lasing cavity modes from oscillating in cavity as a result of higher Stokes laser power and thus provide a wider tuning range. At the injected Brillouin pump power of 1.6 mW and the maximum 1480 nm pump power of 135 mW, the maximum Stokes laser power of 25.1 mW was measured and a tuning range of 50 nm without any self-lasing cavity modes was obtained. Optical Society of America 2009 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15297/1/15297.pdf Ahmad Hambali, Nor Azura Malini and Mahdi, Mohd Adzir and Al-Mansoori, Mohammed Hayder and Abas, Ahmad Fauzi and Saripan, M. Iqbal (2009) Investigation on the effect of EDFA location in ring cavity Brillouin-Erbium fiber laser. Optics Express, 17 (14). pp. 11768-11775. ISSN 1094-4087 https://www.osapublishing.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-17-14-11768 10.1364/OE.17.011768
spellingShingle Ahmad Hambali, Nor Azura Malini
Mahdi, Mohd Adzir
Al-Mansoori, Mohammed Hayder
Abas, Ahmad Fauzi
Saripan, M. Iqbal
Investigation on the effect of EDFA location in ring cavity Brillouin-Erbium fiber laser
title Investigation on the effect of EDFA location in ring cavity Brillouin-Erbium fiber laser
title_full Investigation on the effect of EDFA location in ring cavity Brillouin-Erbium fiber laser
title_fullStr Investigation on the effect of EDFA location in ring cavity Brillouin-Erbium fiber laser
title_full_unstemmed Investigation on the effect of EDFA location in ring cavity Brillouin-Erbium fiber laser
title_short Investigation on the effect of EDFA location in ring cavity Brillouin-Erbium fiber laser
title_sort investigation on the effect of edfa location in ring cavity brillouin-erbium fiber laser
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15297/1/15297.pdf