Abstract
Wavelength switching in a mutually injection-locked erbium-doped fiber ring laser and distributed-feedback laser diode (DFBLD) is experimentally demonstrated. By adjusting the power and the polarization state of injected light, three stable oscillation regimes were observed: Fabry-Pérot (FP) mode oscillation, main distributed-feedback (DFB) mode oscillation, and dual-wavelength oscillation. Wavelength switching of 0.8 nm from one of the FP oscillation modes to the main DFB mode of the DFBLD is accomplished when the bias current to the DFBLD is varied from 9 to 14 mA. We also show that these wavelengths can be tuned as much as 2.48 nm when the temperature of the DFBLD is changed by 20 °C.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 762-764 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2005 Apr |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Manuscript received October 14, 2004; revised December 9, 2004. This work was supported in part by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation through the Ultra-Fast Fiber-Optic Networks Research Center, and in part by the Korean Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development through the Brain Korea 21 Program.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering