Tunable multiwavelength SOA fiber laser with ultra-narrow wavelength spacing based on nonlinear polarization rotation

Zuxing Zhang, Jian Wu, Kun Xu, Xiaobin Hong, Jintong Lin

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Abstract

A tunable multiwavelength fiber laser with ultra-narrow wavelength spacing and large wavelength number using a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) has been demonstrated. Intensity-dependent transmission induced by nonlinear polarization rotation in the SOA accounts for stable multiwavelength operation with wavelength spacing less than the homogenous broadening linewidth of the SOA. Stable multiwavelength lasing with wavelength spacing as small as 0.08 nm and wavelength number up to 126 is achieved at room temperature. Moreover, wavelength tuning of 20.2 nm is implemented via polarization tuning.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)17200-17205
Number of pages6
JournalOptics Express
Volume17
Issue number19
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Sept 2009

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