Bidirectional 10-GHz optical comb generation with an intracavity fiber DFB pumped brillouin/erbium fiber laser

被引:39
作者
Yamashita, S [1 ]
Cowle, GJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Southampton, Optoelect Res Ctr, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, England
基金
日本学术振兴会;
关键词
bidirectional lasing; Brillouin scattering; erbium fibers; fiber DFB lasers; multiwavelength lasing; optical fiber lasers;
D O I
10.1109/68.681487
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We present multiwavelength and bidirectional operation of a novel brillouin/erbium fiber ring laser. Multiwavelength operation is seeded by an Er3+:Yb3+ fiber distributed feedback (DFB) laser inserted into the ring cavity, We realized lasing at up to eight wavelengths separated by 10.6 GHz.
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页码:796 / 798
页数:3
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