Frequency pulling in a Brillouin fiber ring laser

Author

Nicati, P.-A. ; Toyama, K. ; Huang, S. ; Shaw, H.J.

Author_Institution

Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA

Volume

6

Issue

7

fYear

1994

fDate

7/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

801

Lastpage

803

Abstract

The lasing frequencies of a Brillouin fiber ring laser are shifted slightly from the resonant frequencies of the cold fiber ring resonator due to the optical Kerr effect and the nonlinear phase shift associated with stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) used as the gain mechanism in this type of laser. These frequency pulling effects are investigated in detail both theoretically and experimentally. The results of this study are useful in many Brillouin fiber ring laser applications such as Brillouin fiber optic gyroscopes, microwave generators, and frequency shifters. To the authors´ knowledge this is the first time the frequency pulling effect caused by the nonlinear phase shift associated with SBS is reported.<>

Keywords

fibre lasers; laser frequency stability; optical Kerr effect; ring lasers; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Brillouin fiber optic gyroscopes; Brillouin fiber ring laser; cold fiber ring resonator; frequency pulling effects; frequency shifters; gain mechanism; lasing frequencies; microwave generators; nonlinear phase shift; optical Kerr effect; resonant frequencies; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Brillouin scattering; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser theory; Masers; Optical ring resonators; Optical scattering; Resonant frequency; Ring lasers; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.311459

Filename

311459