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Abstract: A Dual-Wavelength Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (DW-SOA) based fiber ring laser with synchronous wavelength tunability is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The SOA gain medium strongly suppresses mode competition, thus allowing stable dual-wavelength laser oscillation. The wavelength spacing of the two lasers can be tuned synchronously using a modified hybrid-tuning package incorporating a pair of Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBGs). The DW-SOA demonstrates a laser output with a wavelength spacing of between 0.10 and 8.30nm (wavelength shift inequality of 0.08 to 0.75nm). The relationship between the applied strain and wavelength shift of the two tuning modes is also analyzed. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: We demonstrate a tunable and switchable dual-wavelength passively mode-locked fiber ring laser in the anomalous dispersion regime that generates high-energy pulses at a sub-100kHz repetition rate. The nonlinear polarization rotation (NPR) technique is employed in this configuration to allow for passively mode-locked operation. By exploiting the intensity-dependent loss caused by NPR, the mode competition could be efficiently alleviated. Moreover, taking advantage of the intrinsic spectral filter induced by the intracavity birefringence, the dual-wavelength separations as well as the wavelength lasing locations could be flexibly tuned by properly rotating the polarization controller. With a repetition rate of 85.8kHz, the laser delivers the single pulse energy of 198nJ at a pump power of 250mW. The combination of high per-pulse energy and flexible tunability in this fiber laser is useful for practical applications. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: In this paper we report on the characterization of a narrow linewidth three-section tunable slotted Fabry–Perot laser. The SMSR of the 25 available 100-GHz ITU channels is above 30dB, whereas their average linewidth is 538kHz with a maximum below 800kHz. The RIN spectra of six different channels are also measured and a maximum average RIN of −135dB/Hz is obtained. The linewidth effect of the laser in a 1.25Gb/s DPSK transmission system is investigated by comparing the performance between the slotted Fabry–Perot laser and a commercial SG-DBR laser respectively. Error free transmission of the slotted Fabry-Perot laser shows the benefit of the narrow linewidth of the device for systems employing advanced modulation formats. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: We report a novel single linearly polarized, widely, freely and continuously tunable two wavelengths -doped fiber laser. The laser generates stable arbitrary two wavelengths output between 1003.1 and 1080.7nm peak wavelengths simultaneously with a 346.0mW CW power by using polarization beam splitting (PBS) for separation of two wavelengths. Each lasing line shows a single polarization with a polarization extinction ratio of >20dB under different pump levels. The central and the interval of the two wavelengths can be tuned smoothly and independently in the entire gain region of >70nm of PM -doped single mode fiber. Strongly enhanced polarization-hole burning (PHB) phenomena in polarization maintain (PM) -doped fiber was observed in the tunable two wavelengths -doped fiber laser. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]