DocumentCode
1427953
Title
Stokes signal saturation in tunable BEFL system
Author
Sinivasagam, V. ; Abdullah, M.K. ; Isnin, F. ; Poopalan, P. ; Ahmad, H.
Author_Institution
Telekom Malaysia Photonics Res. Centre, Malaya Univ., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Volume
34
Issue
18
fYear
1998
fDate
9/3/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1751
Lastpage
1752
Abstract
The Stokes shifted signal with 7 nm tunability generated by a hybrid Brillouin/erbium fibre laser (BEFL) system was investigated. The results show that there is a saturation point after which further increment of Brillouin pump power will no longer increase the Stokes signal power. This saturation point determines the optimum Brillouin pump power needed for a specific BEFL configuration. A brief discussion on the methodology of determining the saturation point and selecting the best Brillouin pump power for a particular BEFL system is given. The results show that this is a promising technique for suppressing the stimulated Brillouin scattering effect, especially in areas that use high signal power
Keywords
erbium; Brillouin pump power; Stokes signal saturation; hybrid Brillouin/erbium fibre laser; stimulated Brillouin scattering; tunable BEFL system;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19981266
Filename
715366
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