Broad bandwidth SOA-based multiwavelength laser incorporating a bidirectional Lyot filter

• Main Authors: Sulaiman, Abdul Hadi, Abdul Kadir, Muhammad Zamzuri, Md. Yusoff, Nelidya, Cholan, Noran Azizan, Abdullah, Fairuz, Abas, Ahmad Fauzi, Alresheedi, Mohammed Thamer, Mahdi, Mohd. Adzir
• Format: Article
• Published: Science Press 2018
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84419/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3788/COL201816.090603

We demonstrate a broad bandwidth multiwavelength laser based on a bidirectional Lyot filter and a semiconductor optical amplifier with a mechanism of intensity-dependent loss as the flatness agent. A wide bandwidth of a multiwavelength spectrum of 32.9 nm within a 5 dB uniformity is obtained under o...