Periodic and non-periodic frequency selection in an erbium doped fiber laser by silica microdisk optical cavity filters.
Integrated silica microdisk resonators can be used to create a variety of very high performance spectral filters. These filters can control the spectral emission of an erbium doped fiber laser. By modifying the number and sizes of the microdisks constituting these filters it is possible to produce single wavelength, periodic multi-frequency and non-periodic multi-wavelength fiber lasers. Channel spacing as low as 0.28 nm and non-periodic four wavelength lasers were demonstrated.
Bergeron
Sacha
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Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, Department of Engineering Physics PO Box 6079, Station Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3A7, Canada.
Saïdi
Samir
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Peter
Yves-Alain
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D000669:Amplifiers, Electronic; D004867:Equipment Design; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005374:Filtration / Q000295:instrumentation*; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State; D008027:Light; D012822:Silicon Dioxide
D012822:Silicon Dioxide