Generation of optical pulses using a self-seeded Fabry-Perot laser diode and a tilted multimode fiber Bragg grating

Tongjian Cai; Yunqi Liu; Tingyun Wang

doi:10.1117/12.888649

19 January 2011 Generation of optical pulses using a self-seeded Fabry-Perot laser diode and a tilted multimode fiber Bragg grating

Tongjian Cai, Yunqi Liu, Tingyun Wang

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Proceedings Volume 7986, Passive Components and Fiber-Based Devices VII; 798614 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.888649
Event: Asia Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition, 2010, Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Abstract

We have demonstrated experimentally simultaneous generation of wavelength-switchable picosecond laser pulses by using a self-seeding configuration that consists of a gain-switched Fabry-Perot laser diode (FP-LD) with an external cavity formed by a tilted multimode fiber Bragg grating (MMFBG). Wavelength-switchable picosecond pulses are obtained and can be switched in a flexible manner by changing the temperature of FP-LD and the modal distribution in the grating. The generation and wavelength switching of short pulses are demonstrated experimentally at 9 discrete wavelengths. The laser pulses have a side mode suppression ratio better than 25dB and a pulsewidth of ~42ps. In particular, we could also obtain dual- and triple-wavelength laser pulses by adjusting the polarization controller carefully in the experiment. This simple laser offers considerable flexibility for various applications such as fiber laser sensors.

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Tongjian Cai, Yunqi Liu, and Tingyun Wang "Generation of optical pulses using a self-seeded Fabry-Perot laser diode and a tilted multimode fiber Bragg grating", Proc. SPIE 7986, Passive Components and Fiber-Based Devices VII, 798614 (19 January 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.888649

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Picosecond phenomena

Fiber Bragg gratings

Single mode fibers

Semiconductor lasers

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Pulsed laser operation

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