A tunable multiwavelength fiber ring laser for measuring polarization-mode dispersion in optical fibers

We describe and demonstrate a tunable triple-wavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser along with a method of measuring polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) in optical fibers based on a broad-band orthogonal-pump four-wave mixing in a semiconductor optical amplifier. The measured PMD results for optica...

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Veröffentlicht in:	IEEE photonics technology letters 2004-05, Vol.16 (5), p.1280-1282
Hauptverfasser:	Lu, Z.G., Sun, F.G., Xiao, G.Z., Grover, C.P.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accuracy Erbium-doped fiber lasers Fiber lasers Four-wave mixing Optical fiber devices Optical fiber polarization Optical fiber testing Optical fibers Photonics Polarization mode dispersion Ring lasers Semiconductor lasers Semiconductor optical amplifiers Testing equipment Tunable circuits and devices
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Zusammenfassung:	We describe and demonstrate a tunable triple-wavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser along with a method of measuring polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) in optical fibers based on a broad-band orthogonal-pump four-wave mixing in a semiconductor optical amplifier. The measured PMD results for optical fibers are in good agreement with values measured by means of commercial PMD testing equipment.
ISSN:	1041-1135 1941-0174
DOI:	10.1109/LPT.2004.826142