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Brillouin fiber laser with Raman amplification

H. AHMAD1, S. N. AZIZ1, S. W. HARUN2,*

Affiliation

  1. Photonics Research Center, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  2. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Abstract

A single-wavelength Brillouin fibre laser (BFL) is demonstrated at 1550nm region using Raman amplification in single mode fiber. The BFL operates at 1550.09nm, which is up-shifted by 0.08nm from the Brillouin pump with a peak power of -26.2 dBm and a side mode suppression ratio (SMSR) of more than 12 dB. The threshold power for Brillouin pump and Raman pump is obtained at around 5~6dBm and 250mW, respectively for the case of 70~90% of the pump powers is injected into the SMF. The generated BFL has narrow linewidth and many potential applications such as in optical communication and sensors.

Keywords

Brillouin fiber laser, Raman amplification, SBS, SRS.

Citation

H. AHMAD, S. N. AZIZ, S. W. HARUN, Brillouin fiber laser with Raman amplification, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 2, 11, November 2008, pp.677-679 (2008).

Submitted at: Sept. 1, 2008

Accepted at: Oct. 30, 2008