Title :
Polarization analysis of Brillouin scattering in a circularly birefringent fiber ring resonator
Author :
Kung, Alain ; Thévenaz, Luc ; Robert, Philippe A.
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Metrol., Swiss Federal Inst. of Technol., Lausanne, Switzerland
fDate :
6/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A complete analysis of the eigenstate of polarization (ESOP´s) in a Brillouin fiber ring laser using fibers with a high circular birefringence is proposed in this paper. Conditions to obtain circular ESOP´s for application in a Brillouin fiber optic current sensor are highlighted as well as conditions to have stable ESOP´s for applications in other passive or active sensors. Measurements are performed on a Brillouin laser using a mechanically twisted fiber ring resonator confirming the theoretical predictions. Ring resonator configurations using linearly birefringent fibers are compared to configurations using circularly birefringent fibers
Keywords :
eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; ring lasers; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Brillouin fiber optic current sensor; Brillouin fiber ring laser; Brillouin laser; Brillouin scattering; active sensors; circularly birefringent fiber ring resonator; circularly birefringent fibers; eigenstate of polarization; high circular birefringence; linearly birefringent fibers; mechanically twisted fiber ring resonator; passive sensors; polarization analysis; ring resonator configurations; Birefringence; Brillouin scattering; Fiber lasers; Mechanical variables measurement; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical ring resonators; Optical sensors; Ring lasers;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
