Tunable multiwavelength fiber lasers based on semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA) have received attracting interest due to their wide prospective applications in dense division multiplexing (DWDM) systems and optical sensing. Using an SOA in a non...
Nonlinear optical loop mirrors (NOLMs) are used in modern fiber optic devices and optical communications. In this study, we present numerical analyses of the multiple variables involved in the operation of an NOLM in low- and high-power transmissions...
An all-optical regeneration scheme based on cascaded nonlinear-optical loop mirrors (NOLMs) for pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) signals is proposed. The optimal working point (WP) of every NOLM can be set by means of the normalized power transfer fu...
A temperature-sensing scheme is realized by a passively mode-locked Yb-doped fiber laser based on the nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM). The ambient temperature can be measured by detecting the pulse repetition frequency of the mode-locked fiber l...
As the basic physical infrastructure of various networks, optical networks are crucial to the advancement of information technology. Meanwhile, as new technologies emerge, the security of optical networks is facing serious threats. To improve the sec...