Individual switching of multi-wavelength lasing outputs based on switchable FBG filters

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 3702-3707

  Kim, Chang Seok ^a   Han, Young Geun ^b   Lee, Sang Bae ^c   Jung, Eun Joo ^a   Lee, Tae Ho ^a   Park, Jae Suk ^a   Jeong, Myung Yung ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; FIBER LASERS; INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

LASING WAVELENGTH; POLARIZATION CONTROLLERS; WAVELENGTH LASING OUTPUTS;

RING LASERS;

EID: 34147168644     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.003702     Document Type: Article

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