Chinese Optics Letters, 2018, 16 (9): 090603, Published Online: Sep. 6, 2018
Broad bandwidth SOA-based multiwavelength laser incorporating a bidirectional Lyot filter Download: 637次
Abstract
We demonstrate a broad bandwidth multiwavelength laser based on a bidirectional Lyot filter and a semiconductor optical amplifier with a mechanism of intensity-dependent loss as the flatness agent. A wide bandwidth of a multiwavelength spectrum of 32.9 nm within a 5 dB uniformity is obtained under optimized polarization parameters. For this case, the number of generated lasing lines is 329 with a fixed wavelength separation of 0.1 nm. The power stability of this multiwavelength laser is less than 1.35 dB within 200 min time frame. This shows that the bidirectional Lyot filter provides an alternative option for multiwavelength generation in laser systems.
Abdul Hadi Sulaiman, Muhammad Zamzuri Abdul Kadir, Nelidya Md Yusoff, Noran Azizan Cholan, Fairuz Abdullah, Ahmad Fauzi Abas, Mohammed Thamer Alresheedi, Mohd Adzir Mahdi. Broad bandwidth SOA-based multiwavelength laser incorporating a bidirectional Lyot filter[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2018, 16(9): 090603.