Erbium-doped fiber laser tuning using two cascaded unbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometers as intracavity filter: numerical analysis and experimental confirmation

• Published in: Journal of lightwave technology Vol. 19; no. 6; pp. 893 - 898
• Main Authors: Calvez, S., Rejeaunier, X., Mollier, P., Goedgebuer, J.-P., Rhodes, W.T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.06.2001; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Algorithm design and analysis; Algorithms; Continuous fibers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Exact sciences and technology; Fiber lasers; Filters; Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); Laser modes; Laser tuning; Lasers; Lithium niobates; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; Mathematical models; Numerical analysis; Numerical models; Optical propagation; Optics; Physics; Quantum cascade lasers; Runge-Kutta method; Signal analysis; Tuning; Optical filters; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; Numerical analysis; Cascade networks; Ring lasers; Fiber amplifier; Runge-Kutta methods; Laser tuning; Experimental study; Intracavity; Fiber lasers

We propose a new method for tuning an Er/sup 3+/-doped continuous-wave fiber-ring laser. We present a novel numerical model and confirm the model with experimental results. The numerical model relies on the implementation of the analytical solution of signal propagation over small (elemental) segmen...