Title :
Passive Brillouin suppression in fiber ring cavities
Author :
Jang, J.K. ; Murdoch, S.G.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Univ. of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
We demonstrate how Brillouin scattering can be passively suppressed in meter length fiber ring cavities by carefully setting the fiber length. Experimentally we demonstrate a factor 3.4 increase in Brillouin threshold using this technique.
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; optical fibres; Brillouin scattering; fiber ring cavities; passive Brillouin suppression; Cavity resonators; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber theory; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6194038