Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Single-longitudinal-mode Brillouin fiber laser incorporating an unpumped erbium-doped fiber loop

  • Published:
Applied Physics B Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

A long-cavity single-longitudinal-mode (SLM) Brillouin fiber laser is firstly demonstrated by utilizing an unpumped Erbium-doped fiber (EDF) loop. The utilized EDF enables to form a self-induced ultra-narrow grating filter, and thus guarantees the SLM operation.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. S.P. Smith, F. Zarinetchi, S. Ezekiel, Opt. Lett. 16, 393 (1991)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  2. L.F. Stokes, M. Chodorow, H.J. Shaw, Opt. Lett. 7, 509 (1982)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  3. O. Terra, G. Grosche, H. Schnatz, Opt. Express 18, 16102 (2010)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  4. P.J. Thomas, H.M. van Driel, G.I.A. Stegeman, Appl. Opt. 19, 1906 (1980)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  5. X. Bao, D.J. Webb, D.A. Jackson, Opt. Lett. 19, 141 (1994)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  6. Y. Okawachi, M.S. Bigelow, J.E. Sharping, Z. Zhu, A. Schweinsberg, D.J. Gauthier, R.W. Boyd, A.L. Gaeta, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 153902 (2005)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  7. F. Mihelic, D. Bacquet, J. Zemmouri, P. Szriftgiser, Opt. Lett. 35, 432 (2010)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  8. P. Sevillano, J. Subías, C. Heras, J. Pelayo, F. Villuendas, Opt. Express 18, 15201 (2010)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  9. Y. Shen, X. Zhang, K. Chen, J. Lightwave Technol. 23, 1860 (2005)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  10. S. Molin, G. Baili, M. Alouini, D. Dolfi, J. Huignard, Opt. Lett. 33, 1681 (2008)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  11. F. Zarinetchi, S.P. Smith, S. Ezekiel, Opt. Lett. 16, 229 (1991)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  12. M. Raab, T. Quast, Opt. Lett. 19, 1492 (1994)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  13. K.S. Abedin, Opt. Express 14, 4037 (2006)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  14. W. Guan, J.R. Marciante, Opt. Lett. 34, 3131 (2009)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. G.J. Cowie, D.Yu. Stepanov, Y.T. Chieng, J. Lightwave Technol. 15, 1198 (1997)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  16. D.R. Ponikvar, S. Ezekiel, Opt. Lett. 6, 398 (1981)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  17. S. Norcia, R. Frey, T. Sylvie, D. Dolfi, J. Huignard, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 21, 1424 (2004)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  18. J. Geng, S. Staines, Z. Wang, J. Zong, M. Blake, S. Jiang, IEEE Photonics Technol. Lett. 18, 1813 (2006)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  19. M.R. Shirazi, S.W. Harun, M. Biglary, H. Ahmad, Opt. Lett. 33, 770 (2008)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  20. G.J. Cowle, D.Yu. Stepanov, Opt. Lett. 21, 1250 (1996)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  21. K. Zhang, J.U. Kang, Opt. Express 16, 14173 (2008)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  22. R.N. Liu, I.A. Kostko, R. Kashyap, K. Wu, P. Kiiveri, Opt. Commun. 255, 65 (2005)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

This work was partly supported by the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from JSPS in Japan. This work was also in part supported by the Murata Science Foundation in Japan.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Shizuoka University, Johoku 3-5-1, Hamamatsu, 432-8561, Japan

    X. Chen, L. Xian, K. Ogusu & H. Li

Authors
  1. X. Chen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. L. Xian
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. K. Ogusu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. H. Li
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to H. Li.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Chen, X., Xian, L., Ogusu, K. et al. Single-longitudinal-mode Brillouin fiber laser incorporating an unpumped erbium-doped fiber loop. Appl. Phys. B 107, 791–794 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-012-4926-8

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-012-4926-8

Keywords

Search

Navigation