Investigation of continuously adjustable extinction ratio in a multiwavelength SOA fiber laser based on intensity dependent transmission effect

We investigate a flat multiwavelength fiber laser (MWFL) with the extinction ratio (ER) is continuously adjustable at variation of either half wave plate (HWP) position or polarization maintaining fiber (PMF) length. The multiwavelength laser is generated from an intensity dependent transmission (ID...

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Main Authors: Sulaiman, Abdul Hadi, Md. Yusoff, Nelidya, Hitam, Salasiah, Abas, Ahmad Fauzi, Mahdi, Mohd Adzir
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68909/1/Investigation%20of%20continuously%20adjustable%20extinction%20ratio%20in%20a%20multiwavelength%20SOA%20fiber%20laser%20based%20on%20intensity%20dependent%20transmission%20effect.pdf
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author Sulaiman, Abdul Hadi
Md. Yusoff, Nelidya
Hitam, Salasiah
Abas, Ahmad Fauzi
Mahdi, Mohd Adzir
author_facet Sulaiman, Abdul Hadi
Md. Yusoff, Nelidya
Hitam, Salasiah
Abas, Ahmad Fauzi
Mahdi, Mohd Adzir
author_sort Sulaiman, Abdul Hadi
collection UPM
description We investigate a flat multiwavelength fiber laser (MWFL) with the extinction ratio (ER) is continuously adjustable at variation of either half wave plate (HWP) position or polarization maintaining fiber (PMF) length. The multiwavelength laser is generated from an intensity dependent transmission (IDT) effect which is induced from nonlinear polarization rotation (NPR), arising from a combination of a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), polarization controllers (PCs) and polarization beam splitter (PBS). The ER is continuously adjustable from 6 dB to 12 dB by rotating the HWP of a PC, as the same value of the minimum and the maximum ER can be obtained in every 45° of HWP position. The ER value is also adjustable at different length of PMF, as longer PMF is contributed to a flatter multiwavelength spectrum. The proposed MWFL design is simple, high number of lines, flat and able to adjust ER continuously.
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spelling upm.eprints-689092019-06-11T02:03:52Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68909/ Investigation of continuously adjustable extinction ratio in a multiwavelength SOA fiber laser based on intensity dependent transmission effect Sulaiman, Abdul Hadi Md. Yusoff, Nelidya Hitam, Salasiah Abas, Ahmad Fauzi Mahdi, Mohd Adzir We investigate a flat multiwavelength fiber laser (MWFL) with the extinction ratio (ER) is continuously adjustable at variation of either half wave plate (HWP) position or polarization maintaining fiber (PMF) length. The multiwavelength laser is generated from an intensity dependent transmission (IDT) effect which is induced from nonlinear polarization rotation (NPR), arising from a combination of a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), polarization controllers (PCs) and polarization beam splitter (PBS). The ER is continuously adjustable from 6 dB to 12 dB by rotating the HWP of a PC, as the same value of the minimum and the maximum ER can be obtained in every 45° of HWP position. The ER value is also adjustable at different length of PMF, as longer PMF is contributed to a flatter multiwavelength spectrum. The proposed MWFL design is simple, high number of lines, flat and able to adjust ER continuously. IEEE 2013 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68909/1/Investigation%20of%20continuously%20adjustable%20extinction%20ratio%20in%20a%20multiwavelength%20SOA%20fiber%20laser%20based%20on%20intensity%20dependent%20transmission%20effect.pdf Sulaiman, Abdul Hadi and Md. Yusoff, Nelidya and Hitam, Salasiah and Abas, Ahmad Fauzi and Mahdi, Mohd Adzir (2013) Investigation of continuously adjustable extinction ratio in a multiwavelength SOA fiber laser based on intensity dependent transmission effect. In: 4th International Conference on Photonics (ICP2013), 28-30 Oct. 2013, Equatorial Hotel Melaka, Malaysia. (pp. 151-153). 10.1109/ICP.2013.6687097
spellingShingle Sulaiman, Abdul Hadi
Md. Yusoff, Nelidya
Hitam, Salasiah
Abas, Ahmad Fauzi
Mahdi, Mohd Adzir
Investigation of continuously adjustable extinction ratio in a multiwavelength SOA fiber laser based on intensity dependent transmission effect
title Investigation of continuously adjustable extinction ratio in a multiwavelength SOA fiber laser based on intensity dependent transmission effect
title_full Investigation of continuously adjustable extinction ratio in a multiwavelength SOA fiber laser based on intensity dependent transmission effect
title_fullStr Investigation of continuously adjustable extinction ratio in a multiwavelength SOA fiber laser based on intensity dependent transmission effect
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of continuously adjustable extinction ratio in a multiwavelength SOA fiber laser based on intensity dependent transmission effect
title_short Investigation of continuously adjustable extinction ratio in a multiwavelength SOA fiber laser based on intensity dependent transmission effect
title_sort investigation of continuously adjustable extinction ratio in a multiwavelength soa fiber laser based on intensity dependent transmission effect
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68909/1/Investigation%20of%20continuously%20adjustable%20extinction%20ratio%20in%20a%20multiwavelength%20SOA%20fiber%20laser%20based%20on%20intensity%20dependent%20transmission%20effect.pdf
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