O-band bismuth-doped fiber amplifier with double-pass configuration

A Bismuth-doped fiber amplifier (BDFA) in a double-pass configuration is proposed and demonstrated. The BDFA consists of a Bismuth-doped phosphogermanosilicate (BiPGeSiO2) fiber pumped by a Titanium-Sapphire source at 810 nm. The BDFA has an amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) spectrum with a 3-dB bandwidth from 1220 to 1490 nm. The maximum gain of the proposed BDFA is 2.0 dB at an input signal wavelength of 1340 nm and is a gain enhancement of 100% over a similarly configured single-pass BDFA. The proposed BDFA has a higher gain enhancement of 1.7 dB at low input signal powers but decreases to as low as 0.5 dB as the input signal power increases

Brillouin-raman multi-wavelength laser comb generation based on BI-EDF by using dual-wavelength in dispersion compensating fiber

A multi-wavelength Brillouin fiber laser (BFL) is demonstrated by using dual-wavelength fiber in a 7.7km dispersion compensating fiber (DCF) that is incorporated in a 49 cm Bismuth erbium-doped fiber laser. The BFL operates in C-band, which is shifted by 0.08nm and amplified by a Raman pump (RP). The threshold power for BP pumps and the Raman pump is achieved at 7dBm and around 35mW, respectively. The exclusive and practical benefits of using reduced high nonlinear Bismuth-erbium doped fiber (Bi-EDF) in implementing a four-wave mixing (FWM) method for multi-wavelengths Brillouin fiber laser (BFL) applications are experimentally demonstrated. Coupled interactions of Brillouin, Raman, and FWM scattering explain the unique feature of proposed configuration

Highly efficient and high output power of erbium doped fiber laser in a linear cavity configuration

A simple Erbium Doped Fiber Laser (EDFL) in linear cavity configuration is reported. The cavity design is based on an FBG as a back reflector, and a loop back optical circulator with an output coupler as the front reflector. Different coupling ratios of the coupler are tested and 50 : 50 provides the highest coupling output power of 22.06 dBm (160.7 mW). The pump power conversion efficiency is about 95% when pumping with two pump lasers at 1460 and 1490 nm with combined pumping power of 545 mW. The laser output has a measured linewidth of 0.0179 nm