A new configuration of multi-wavelength Brillouin fiber laser

被引：58
作者：
Harun, S. W. [1 ]
Shirazi, M. R. [2 ]
Ahmad, H. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Malaya, Fac Engn, Dept Elect Engn, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
[2] Univ Malaya, Dept Phys, Photon Lab, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
来源：
LASER PHYSICS LETTERS | 2008年 / 5卷 / 01期
关键词：
multi-wavelength light source; Brillouin fiber laser; stimulated Brillouin scattering;
D O I：
10.1002/lapl.200710069
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
A multi-wavelength laser is demonstrated using stimulated Brillouin scattering in a single-mode fiber with a feedback loop using two couplers and an optical circulator. This Brillouin fiber laser can operate at any wavelength depending on the Brillouin pump (BP) wavelength used. With a BP of 14 dBm, approximately 8 to 10 BFL tines are obtained in both forward and backward directions respectively with a line spacing of 0.16 nm. The use of the 99/1 coupler and 50/50 coupler gives the highest power and number of lines for the forward and backward outputs respectively. The maximum Stokes power obtained is approximately 8.0 dBm. The anti-Stokes lines are also obtained due to four wave mixing and, bidirectional operation. The combination of forward and backward output can generate a larger number of lines with channel spacing of 0.08 nm. [GRAPHICS] Forward propagating output of BFL at different coupling ratio of C1 (C) 2008 by Astro Ltd. Published exclusively by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
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页数：3
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