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Tunable Lasers Based on Multimode Interference Effects

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Advanced Lasers

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We review the development of multimode interference (MMI) based wavelength tunable fiber lasers. The key advantages of MMI devices as tunable filters are its band-pass spectral response and the simplicity in their fabrication. Different approaches are reviewed in an effort to achieve wide tuning ranges. The maximum tuning range is close to 90 nm and a side-mode suppression ratio (SMSR) better than 50 dB is demonstrated with a single MMI filter. The wide tuning range demonstrates the potential of MMI devices for tunable laser applications.

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We sincerely appreciate the support from the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT) under contracts CB-2010/157866 and CB-2008/101378. J. E. Antonio-Lopez acknowledges CONACyT for their support through a Postdoctoral scholarship.

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  1. Fiber and Integrated Optics Laboratory, UAMRR Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, 88779, Reynosa, TAMPS, México

    Daniel A. May-Arrioja

  2. CREOL The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, 32816-2700, Orlando, FL, USA

    José E. Antonio-Lopez & P. LiKamWa

  3. Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, A.P. 51 y 216, 72000, Tonantzintla, PUE, México

    José J. Sanchez-Mondragón

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  1. Universidad de Guanajuato, Salamanca, Mexico

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May-Arrioja, D., Antonio-Lopez, J., Sanchez-Mondragón, J., LiKamWa, P. (2015). Tunable Lasers Based on Multimode Interference Effects. In: Shulika, O., Sukhoivanov, I. (eds) Advanced Lasers. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 193. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9481-7_2

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