A Brillouin gain based fast light fiber laser for sensing applications

Jacob Scheuer, Selim Shahriar

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Abstract

We present a novel superluminal fiber laser based super-sensor employing Brillouin gain. The white light cavity condition is attained by introducing an additional ring cavity into the main cavity. By adjusting the parameters of the laser cavity and those of the phase component it is possible to attain sensitivity enhancement of more than two orders of magnitude compared to conventional laser sensors. The tradeoffs between the attainable sensitivity enhancement, the cavity dimensions and the impact of the cavity roundtrip loss are studied in details providing a set of design rules for the optimization of the super-sensor.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Slow and Fast Light V
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
EventAdvances in Slow and Fast Light V - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 22 Jan 201224 Jan 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8273

Conference

ConferenceAdvances in Slow and Fast Light V
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period22/01/1224/01/12

Keywords

  • Brillouin laser
  • Fast-light
  • Sensors

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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