title: Multiwavelength fiber ring laser based on a semiconductor and fiber gain medium.
abstract: We report a novel multi-wavelength laser source based on hybrid gain medium, with a semiconductor optical amplifier and erbium doped fiber amplifier, and a double-ring structure. More than 60 lines with more than 50 dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) have been achieved in our setup. The wavelength interval between the wavelengths is approximately 0.32 nm. The 3 dB spectral width of each lasing line is approximately 0.019 nm. The laser can be tuned from approximately 1526 nm to approximately 1562 nm by adjusting the loss in the cavity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA. chen@phys.uconn.edu
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Dutta