Chin. Phys. Lett.  2009, Vol. 26 Issue (6): 064208    DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/26/6/064208
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Switchable Multi-Wavelength Erbium-Doped Fiber Lasers based on a Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Using a Twin-Core Fiber
FENG Su-Chun, XU Ou, LU Shao-Hua, JIAN Shui-Sheng
Institute of Lightwave Technology, Key Lab of All Optical Network and Advanced Telecommunication Network of EMC, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044
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FENG Su-Chun, XU Ou, LU Shao-Hua et al  2009 Chin. Phys. Lett. 26 064208
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Abstract A switchable multi-wavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser based on a compact in-fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer comb filter at room temperature is presented. The comb filter is formed by splicing a section of twin-core fiber between two single mode fibers. By adjusting the states of the polarization controller appropriately, the laser can be made to operate in stable single-, dual- and three-wavelength lasing states. The operation principle is based on spectral hole burning induced by the saturated effect and polarization hole burning.
Keywords: 42.55.Wd      42.81.Bm      42.81.Gs     
Received: 10 March 2009      Published: 01 June 2009
PACS:  42.55.Wd (Fiber lasers)  
  42.81.Bm (Fabrication, cladding, and splicing)  
  42.81.Gs (Birefringence, polarization)  
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