PROPERTIES OF BRILLOUIN ERBIUM FIBER LASERS

Citation
Dy. Stepanov et Gj. Cowle, PROPERTIES OF BRILLOUIN ERBIUM FIBER LASERS, IEEE journal of selected topics in quantum electronics, 3(4), 1997, pp. 1049-1057
Citations number
19
ISSN journal
1077260X
Volume
3
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1049 - 1057
Database
ISI
SICI code
1077-260X(1997)3:4<1049:POBEFL>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The unique combination of two gain media in brillouin/erbium fiber las ers results in distinctive properties of such sources, This paper desc ribes in detail the output and efficiency properties of brillouin/erbi um fiber lasers, from experimental results and a theoretical model. Si ngle longitudinal mode output with linewidth <10 kHz was measured, wit h a 4-nm tuning range with the brillouin pump wavelength, Frequency pu lling associated with the brillouin gain was investigated and observed to increase linearly with the brillouin pump power.