Title :
Multiple-Stokes stimulated Brillouin scattering generation in pulsed high-power double-cladding Er/sup 3+/-Yb/sup 3+/-codoped fiber amplifier
Author :
Kulcsar, G. ; Jaouen, Y. ; Canat, G. ; Olmedo, E. ; Debarge, G.
Author_Institution :
Keopsys SA, Lannion, France
fDate :
6/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Cascaded Stokes waves generation due to stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) of coherent optical pulses in a double-cladding Er/sup 3+/-Yb/sup 3+/ codoped fiber amplifier is reported. The highest attainable output power strongly depends on the amplifier pumping arrangement. A maximum of 40-W peak power has been obtained in counterpumping configuration. The highest energy extracted from the single-mode fiber amplifier in 1-μs pulses is limited SBS to 15 μJ. Theses results have been theoretically confirmed using coupled-waves SBS model.
Keywords :
coupled mode analysis; nonlinear optics; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre cladding; optical pumping; stimulated Brillouin scattering; 1 mus; 15 muJ; 40 W; Er/sup 3+/-Yb/sup 3+/-codoped fiber amplifier; amplifier pumping arrangement; cascaded Stokes waves generation; coherent optical pulses; counterpumping configuration; coupled-waves SBS model; highest attainable output power; maximum peak power; multiple-Stokes stimulated Brillouin scattering generation; pulsed high-power double-cladding fibre; single-mode fiber amplifier; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Brillouin scattering; Erbium; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2003.811141
