Title :
Analysis of the characteristics of a fiber-optic ring resonator used as a Brillouin active delay line
Author_Institution :
Balliol Coll., Oxford, UK
fDate :
7/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper investigates the characteristics of a fiber-optic ring resonator delay line illuminated by a monochromatic pump laser and a single monochromatic pulse of backward Stokes radiation. The amplitude stability of the output Stokes pulse trains is found to depend on laser pump power, laser phase coherence and the relative timing between the input of the Stokes and pump radiation. It is suggested that a Brillouin active delay line should be more stable than the corresponding Raman active delay line
Keywords :
optical delay lines; optical fibre theory; optical pumping; optical resonators; photoluminescence; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Brillouin active delay line; amplitude stability; backward Stokes radiation; fiber-optic ring resonator; fiber-optic ring resonator delay line; laser phase coherence; laser pump power; monochromatic pump laser; output Stokes pulse trains; relative timing; single monochromatic pulse; Delay lines; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser stability; Optical pulses; Optical ring resonators; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Ring lasers; Timing;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
