Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 7, Issue 6, 06469(2009)

Multi-wavelength fiber ring laser based on a chirped moiré fiber grating and a semiconductor optical amplifier

Shaohua Lu, Ou Xu, Suchun Feng, and Shuisheng Jian
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  • Institute of Lightwave Technology, Key Lab of All Optical Network and Advanced Telecommunication Network of EMC, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
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    A simple and cost-effective multi-wavelength fiber ring laser based on a chirped Moiré fiber grating (CMFG) and a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) is proposed. Stable triple-wavelength lasing oscillations at room temperature are experimentally demonstrated. The measured optical signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) reaches the highest value of 50 dB and the power fluctuation of each wavelength is less than 0.2 dB within a 1-h period. To serve as a wavelength selective element, the CMFG possesses excellent comb-like filtering characteristics including stable wavelength interval and ultra-narrow passband, and its fabrication method is easy and flexible. The lasing oscillation shows a narrower bandwidth than SOA-based multi-wavelength fiber lasers utilizing some other kinds of wavelength selective components. Methods to optimize the laser performance are also discussed.

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    Shaohua Lu, Ou Xu, Suchun Feng, Shuisheng Jian. Multi-wavelength fiber ring laser based on a chirped moiré fiber grating and a semiconductor optical amplifier[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2009, 7(6): 06469

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    Received: Sep. 4, 2008

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jun. 8, 2009

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    DOI:10.3788/COL20090706.0469

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