Performance Investigation of Dual Wavelength Fiber Laser using different SOAs

Authors

  • Y. S. Ong Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
  • A. H. Sulaiman Universiti Tenaga National
  • F Abdullah Universiti Tenaga Nasional
  • K. Y. Lau Aalto University, Tietotie, Espoo, Finland
  • N. Md. Yusoff Yusoff Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur

Keywords:

dual wavelength fiber laser, semiconductor optical amplifier, fiber Bragg grating

Abstract

We investigated the performance of a dual wavelength fiber laser (DWFL) using different types of semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) utilizing fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) as comb filter. The lasing performances of linear SOA (LSOA), nonlinear SOA (NLSOA) and booster optical amplifier (BOA) at different current setting were observed. LSOA produced the flattest spectrum based on its peak power difference at only 4.5 dB as compared to 66.4 dB using BOA. BOA has the worst flatness because its polarization sensitivity is the highest as compared to LSOA and NLSOA. Overall, the best lasing performance is when LSOA is used due to the lowest peak power difference with high peak power at -17.6 dBm.

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Published

03-08-2020

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 6 (2020): Special Issue: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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How to Cite

Ong, Y. S., Sulaiman, A. H. ., Abdullah, F., Lau, K. Y. ., & Yusoff, N. M. Y. (2020). Performance Investigation of Dual Wavelength Fiber Laser using different SOAs. International Journal of Integrated Engineering, 12(6), 273-281. https://publisher.uthm.edu.my/ojs/index.php/ijie/article/view/6576