Actively mode-locked multiwavelength fibre ring laser incorporating a Lyot filter, hybrid gain medium and birefringence compensated LiNbO3 modulator

Colm O'Riordan, Michael J. Connelly, Ivan Evans, Prince M. Anandarajah, Robert Maher, Liam P. Barry

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Abstract

A Lyot filter based actively mode-locked multiwavelength fibre ring laser with a hybrid gain medium, consisting of an SOA and EDFA, is presented. Simultaneous mode-locking of up to 8 wavelength channels at 10 GHz is realised using a LiNbO3 based Mach-Zehnder intensity modulator. A wavelength channel spacing of 100 GHz is obtained via appropriate tuning of the Lyot filter length. The effect of modulator birefringence on the performance of the laser spectrum is investigated and a simple method to increase spectral stability is proposed and demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2007 9th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2007
Pages248-251
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Event2007 9th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2007 - Rome, Italy
Duration: 1 Jul 20075 Jul 2007

Publication series

NameProceedings of 2007 9th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2007
Volume4

Conference

Conference2007 9th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2007
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityRome
Period1/07/075/07/07

Keywords

  • Birefringence
  • Hybrid gain medium
  • Lyot filter
  • Mode-locking
  • Multiwavelength fibre ring laser

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