Title :
Acceleration of slow-light in a Brillouin fiber laser: Pump power dependence of cavity modes
Author :
Pattnaik, R.K. ; Toulouse, Jean
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA
Abstract :
Acceleration of slow-light in a Brillouin fiber laser is reported. The resonant modes of the fiber cavity, due to nonuniform group index, shift to higher frequencies as the pump power is increased.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; optical pumping; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Brillouin fiber laser; Brillouin laser pulse; SBS; fiber cavity resonant modes; nonuniform group index; pump power dependency; slow-light acceleration; Acceleration; Brillouin scattering; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical fibers; Power lasers; Pump lasers; 090.4220; 290.5830;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
