title: Numerical analysis of multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser exploiting four-wave mixing.
abstract: In this paper, a model is proposed to study the behavior of four-wave mixing assisted multiwavelength erbium doped fiber ring laser based on the theoretical model of the multiple FWM processes and Gile's theory of erbium-doped fiber. It is demonstrated that the mode competition can be effectively suppressed through FWM. The effect of phase matching, the nonlinear coefficient, the power in the cavity and the length of the nonlinear medium on output spectrum uniformity are also investigated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, Shenzhen Graduate School, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China 518055.
authors.forename: Xiaochuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Deying
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009716:Numerical Analysis, Computer-Assisted; D055095:Optics and Photonics / Q000295:instrumentation*