Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate a simple widely tunable multiwavelength Brillouin/Erbium fiber laser that can be tuned over the entire C-band, thereby greatly improving the tuning range limitation faced by the previous Brillouin-erbium fiber laser architectures. Tuning range of 39 nm from 1527 nm to 1566 nm, which is only limited by the amplification bandwidth of the erbium gain was successfully achieved. At Brillouin pump wavelength of 1550 nm and 1480 nm laser pump and Brillouin pump powers of 130 mW and 2 mW respectively, all the generated output channels have peak power above 0 dBm, with the first output channel having a peak power of 8.52 dBm. The experimental set up that consists of only 4 optical components, is simple, devoid of the complex structure employed previously to enhance the tunability and feedback mechanism normally associated with multiwavelength Brillouin-erbium fiber laser sources. The generated output channels are stable, rigidly separated by 10 GHz (0.08 nm).

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Al-Mansoori, M. H

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[Crossref]

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[Crossref]

Chen, K.

Cowle, G. J.

G. J. Cowle and D. Y. Stepanov, “Multiple wavelength generation with Brillouin/Erbium fiber laser” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 8, 1465–1467 (1996).
[Crossref]

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[Crossref] [PubMed]

Culshaw, B.

Dolfi, D.

Ezekiel, S.

Hotala, K.

S. Yamashida and K. Hotala, “Multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser using intracavity elaton and cooled by liquid nitrogen,” Electron Lett. 32, 1298–1299 (1992).
[Crossref]

Hu, S.

Y. J Song, L. Zhan, S. Hu, Q. H. Ye, and Y. X. Xia, “Tunable multiwavelength Brillouin- Erbium fiber laser with a polarization-maintaining fiber sagnac loop filter,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 16, 2015–2017 (2004).
[Crossref]

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Izzo, V.

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[Crossref]

Kamil, M.

Kung, A.

A. Kung, P-A. Nicati, and P. A. Robert, “Reciprocal and qausi-reciprocal Brillouin fiber-optic current sensors,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 8, 1680–1682 (1996).
[Crossref]

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Mahdi, M. A.

Nicati, P-A.

A. Kung, P-A. Nicati, and P. A. Robert, “Reciprocal and qausi-reciprocal Brillouin fiber-optic current sensors,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 8, 1680–1682 (1996).
[Crossref]

Norcia, S.

Premaratne, M.

M. H. Al-Mansoori, M. A. Mahdi, and M. Premaratne, “Novel multiwavelength L-Band Brillouin-Erbium fiber laser utilizing double-pass Brillouin pump preamplified technique,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. (to be published).

Rahman, A.

Robert, P. A.

A. Kung, P-A. Nicati, and P. A. Robert, “Reciprocal and qausi-reciprocal Brillouin fiber-optic current sensors,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 8, 1680–1682 (1996).
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Smith, S. P.

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[Crossref]

Stepanov, D. Y.

G. J. Cowle and D. Y. Stepanov, “Multiple wavelength generation with Brillouin/Erbium fiber laser” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 8, 1465–1467 (1996).
[Crossref]

G. J. Cowle and D. Y. Stepanov, “Hybrid Brillouin/Erbium fiber laser,” Opt. Lett. 21, 1250–1252 (1996).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Steward, G.

Tonda-Goldstein, S.

Wang, D.

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Xia, Y. X.

Y. J Song, L. Zhan, S. Hu, Q. H. Ye, and Y. X. Xia, “Tunable multiwavelength Brillouin- Erbium fiber laser with a polarization-maintaining fiber sagnac loop filter,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 16, 2015–2017 (2004).
[Crossref]

Yamashida, S.

S. Yamashida and K. Hotala, “Multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser using intracavity elaton and cooled by liquid nitrogen,” Electron Lett. 32, 1298–1299 (1992).
[Crossref]

Ye, Q. H.

Y. J Song, L. Zhan, S. Hu, Q. H. Ye, and Y. X. Xia, “Tunable multiwavelength Brillouin- Erbium fiber laser with a polarization-maintaining fiber sagnac loop filter,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 16, 2015–2017 (2004).
[Crossref]

Yu, H.

Zamzuri, A. K.

Zarinetchi, F.

Zhan, L.

Y. J Song, L. Zhan, S. Hu, Q. H. Ye, and Y. X. Xia, “Tunable multiwavelength Brillouin- Erbium fiber laser with a polarization-maintaining fiber sagnac loop filter,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 16, 2015–2017 (2004).
[Crossref]

Zhang, X.

Electron Lett. (1)

S. Yamashida and K. Hotala, “Multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser using intracavity elaton and cooled by liquid nitrogen,” Electron Lett. 32, 1298–1299 (1992).
[Crossref]

IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. (3)

G. J. Cowle and D. Y. Stepanov, “Multiple wavelength generation with Brillouin/Erbium fiber laser” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 8, 1465–1467 (1996).
[Crossref]

A. Kung, P-A. Nicati, and P. A. Robert, “Reciprocal and qausi-reciprocal Brillouin fiber-optic current sensors,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 8, 1680–1682 (1996).
[Crossref]

Y. J Song, L. Zhan, S. Hu, Q. H. Ye, and Y. X. Xia, “Tunable multiwavelength Brillouin- Erbium fiber laser with a polarization-maintaining fiber sagnac loop filter,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 16, 2015–2017 (2004).
[Crossref]

IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. (1)

A. Aloisio, F. Cevenini, and V. Izzo, “An approach to DWDM for real-time applications,” IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 51, 526–531 (2004).
[Crossref]

J. Lightwave Technol. (2)

Opt. Express (4)

Opt. Lett. (4)

Other (1)

M. H. Al-Mansoori, M. A. Mahdi, and M. Premaratne, “Novel multiwavelength L-Band Brillouin-Erbium fiber laser utilizing double-pass Brillouin pump preamplified technique,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. (to be published).

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Fig. 1.
Fig. 1. Experimental setup of the enhanced multiwavelength BEFL.

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Fig. 2.
Fig. 2. Threshold power of the 1st Stokes signal at different BP power at BP wavelength of 1550 nm.

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Fig. 3.
Fig. 3. Output Spectrum of the MWBEFL at BP power of 2 mW and 1480 nm pump power of 130 mW.

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Fig. 4.
Fig. 4. Variation of output channels peak power with PP power at BP power of 2 mW.

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Fig. 5.
Fig. 5. Output peak power fluctuation at 130 mW pump power and, 2 mW BP power.

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Fig. 6.
Fig. 6. Variation of the OSNR with pump power at 2 mW BP power.

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Fig. 7.
Fig. 7. Tunable spectra of the generated output channels at 130 mW and 2 mW of the 1480 nm PP and BP powers respectively.

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Fig. 8.
Fig. 8. Total power of the Stokes signals against BP wavelength.

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Fig. 9.
Fig. 9. Output Spectra of the tunable MWBEFL at 130 mW of 1480 nm pump and 3 dBm of BP powers.

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Fig. 10.
Fig. 10. Magnified view of the output channels at BP wavelength of (a) 1530 nm, (b) 1540 nm, (c) 1550 nm and (d) 1566 nm.

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