Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1539882 | Optics Communications | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A stable and broad bandwidth multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser is proposed and demonstrated successfully. A nonlinear optical loop mirror which induces wavelength-dependent cavity loss and behaves as an amplitude equalizer is employed to ensure stable room-temperature multiwavelength operation. Up to 50 wavelengths lasing oscillations with wavelength spacing of 0.8 nm within a 3-dB spectral range of 1562–1605 nm has been achieved. The measured power fluctuation of each wavelength is about 0.1 dB within a 2-h period.
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Authors
Xinhuan Feng, Hwa-yaw Tam, Heliang Liu, P.K.A. Wai,