• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 16, Issue 9, 090603 (2018)
Abdul Hadi Sulaiman1、2、*, Muhammad Zamzuri Abdul Kadir3, Nelidya Md Yusoff4, Noran Azizan Cholan5, Fairuz Abdullah2, Ahmad Fauzi Abas6, Mohammed Thamer Alresheedi6, and Mohd Adzir Mahdi1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Wireless and Photonic Networks Research Center, Faculty of Engineering, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Malaysia
  • 2Institute of Power Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Malaysia
  • 3Department of Physics, Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia, 25710 Kuantan, Malaysia
  • 4Razak School of Engineering & Advanced Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 5Department of Communication Engineering, Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Batu Pahat, Malaysia
  • 6Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201816.090603 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Abdul Hadi Sulaiman, Muhammad Zamzuri Abdul Kadir, Nelidya Md Yusoff, Noran Azizan Cholan, Fairuz Abdullah, Ahmad Fauzi Abas, Mohammed Thamer Alresheedi, Mohd Adzir Mahdi. Broad bandwidth SOA-based multiwavelength laser incorporating a bidirectional Lyot filter[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2018, 16(9): 090603 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of the MWFL setup based on the bidirectional Lyot filter.
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of the MWFL setup based on the bidirectional Lyot filter.
    (a) Evolution of multiwavelength deterioration due to HWP rotation. (b) Measured bandwidth and OSNR of the multiwavelength spectrum from 0° to 90° with a 15° interval of HWP rotation.
    Fig. 2. (a) Evolution of multiwavelength deterioration due to HWP rotation. (b) Measured bandwidth and OSNR of the multiwavelength spectrum from 0° to 90° with a 15° interval of HWP rotation.
    Degraded lasing lines and flatness due to lower SOA currents of 475, 375, 275, and 175 mA.
    Fig. 3. Degraded lasing lines and flatness due to lower SOA currents of 475, 375, 275, and 175 mA.
    (a) Best multiwavelength spectrum at 575 mA of SOA current. The wavelength separation of 0.1 nm is clearly shown in the inset figure. (b) Narrower wavelength region and lower OSNR without PC3 in the setup.
    Fig. 4. (a) Best multiwavelength spectrum at 575 mA of SOA current. The wavelength separation of 0.1 nm is clearly shown in the inset figure. (b) Narrower wavelength region and lower OSNR without PC3 in the setup.
    Measurement of power stability within 200 min in different wavelength ranges of (a) 1562.5–1563.5 nm, (b) 1563.5–1564.5 nm, and (c) 1564.5–1565.5 nm.
    Fig. 5. Measurement of power stability within 200 min in different wavelength ranges of (a) 1562.5–1563.5 nm, (b) 1563.5–1564.5 nm, and (c) 1564.5–1565.5 nm.
    (a) Peak power against time for the largest deviation within the three wavelength ranges. (b) Wavelength drift observation within 200 min.
    Fig. 6. (a) Peak power against time for the largest deviation within the three wavelength ranges. (b) Wavelength drift observation within 200 min.
    Abdul Hadi Sulaiman, Muhammad Zamzuri Abdul Kadir, Nelidya Md Yusoff, Noran Azizan Cholan, Fairuz Abdullah, Ahmad Fauzi Abas, Mohammed Thamer Alresheedi, Mohd Adzir Mahdi. Broad bandwidth SOA-based multiwavelength laser incorporating a bidirectional Lyot filter[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2018, 16(9): 090603
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