Investigation of the effects of SOA locations in the linear cavity of an O-band Brillouin SOA fiber laser |
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| Authors: | H Ahmad SF Norizan MZ Zulkifli CH Pua ZA Ghani SW Harun |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Photonics Research Center, Department of Physics , University of Malaya , 50603 Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia harith@um.edu.my;3. Photonics Research Center, Department of Physics , University of Malaya , 50603 Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia;4. Faculty of Applied Sciences , MARA University of Technology , 40450 Shah Alam , Selangor , Malaysia;5. Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering , University of Malaya , 50603 Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia |
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| Abstract: | An investigation into the effect of semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) location in an O-band Brillouin SOA fiber laser (BSFL) was performed. Better output peak power flatness was generated by placing the SOA after the nonlinear medium, which is a 20?km true wave fiber (TWF) than placing it before the TWF. A maximum power of six flat output peaks with average power of ?22.0?dBm for a BP (Brillouin pump) wavelength of 1320?nm was obtained, generated from a BSFL with a SOA located after the TWF, compared with three flat Stokes signals with the SOA before the TWF at a BP wavelength of 1310?nm. The flat peak power output for the O-band Brillouin fiber laser is important, especially in producing a good O-band source. |
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| Keywords: | O-band semiconductor optical amplifier multi-wavelength Brillouin fiber laser |
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