Four-wave-mixing-assisted room-temperature four-wavelength erbium-doped fiber lasers

Xiufeng Yang, Fuyun Lu, Xinyong Dong, Zhaohui Li, Xiaoqun Zhou, Chao Lu

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Abstract

We propose and demonstrate a novel four-wavelength erbium-doped fiber laser using four-wave mixing (FWM). By inserting a length of highly nonlinear photonic crystal fiber (HNPCF) in the laser cavity and using two fiber Bragg gratings as the wavelength-selecting components, four stable wavelengths with equal spacing have been realized at room temperature. The energy-conversion-induced loss caused by the FWM, which happens in the HNPCF among the two oscillating laser lines and the FWM products, is believed to contribute to the stable multiwavelength operation by suppressing the wavelength competition between the two laser lines.
Original languageEnglish
Article number064202
JournalOptical Engineering
Volume45
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Erbium-doped fiber
  • Fiber Bragg grating
  • Fiber ring laser
  • Four-wave mixing
  • Multiwavelength lasing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • General Engineering

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