Wavelength-switched optical pulse generation in a fiber ring laser with a Fabry-Perot semiconductor modulator and a sampled fiber Bragg grating

Authors
Zhao, DH Chan, KT Liu, Y Zhang, L Bennion, I
Citation
Dh. Zhao et al., Wavelength-switched optical pulse generation in a fiber ring laser with a Fabry-Perot semiconductor modulator and a sampled fiber Bragg grating, IEEE PHOTON, 13(3), 2001, pp. 191-193
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN journal
10411135 → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
191 - 193
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(200103)13:3<191:WOPGIA>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
A simple mode-locked fiber ring laser for generating wavelength-switched pi cosecond pulses was developed in which a laser diode played the role of bot h an intensity modulator and a tunable filter. A serially cascaded sampled fiber Bragg grating predefined the set of four allowable output wavelengths spared 1.6 nm apart. Wavelength switching between the longest and shortest wavelengths required only a temperature change of the laser diode by 7.63 degreesC.