Multicore fiber distributed feedback lasers

Opt Lett. 2012 Oct 1;37(19):4014-6. doi: 10.1364/OL.37.004014.

Abstract

We demonstrate parallel fabrication of seven fiber distributed feedback (DFB) lasers in a hexagonally arrayed multicore core Er doped fiber with 40 μm core spacing. DFB grating cavities 8 cm long and operating near 1545 nm were fabricated with a single UV inscription exposure. We observed dual polarization, single longitudinal mode operation with a linewidth below 300 kHz for each laser.