Title :
Actively Q-switched DFB fiber laser for Brillouin sensor applications
Author :
Cuadrado-Laborde, C. ; Andrés, M.V. ; Díez, A. ; Cruz, J.L. ; Barmenkov, Yu.O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Fis. Aplic., Univ. de Valencia, Burjassot, Spain
Abstract :
This laser is robust, compact and might be a simple and low cost source for distributed Brillouin back-scattering sensors, where the light source employed in most of these applications includes an external cavity diode laser plus a pigtailed modulator and an optical fiber amplifier.
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; Q-switching; distributed feedback lasers; fibre lasers; fibre optic sensors; optical fibre amplifiers; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; Brillouin sensor; Q-switched DFB fiber laser; distributed Brillouin back-scattering sensors; external cavity diode laser; optical fiber amplifier; pigtailed modulator; Costs; Diode lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser applications; Light sources; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber sensors; Optical modulation; Optical sensors; Robustness;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5196255
