Stimulated Brillouin Scattering Suppression Techniques for Narrow-Linewidth Fiber Lasers Based on Phase Modulation

Zhuolu Ou; Yaqian Ding; Jianxiang Wen; Xinyue Wang; Xiaobei Zhang; Fufei Pang

doi:10.3788/AOS241298

Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 23, 2314002(2024)

Stimulated Brillouin Scattering Suppression Techniques for Narrow-Linewidth Fiber Lasers Based on Phase Modulation

Zhuolu Ou¹, Yaqian Ding², Jianxiang Wen^1、*, Xinyue Wang¹, Xiaobei Zhang¹, and Fufei Pang¹

¹State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks, Joint International Research Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Advanced Communication, School of Communication & Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China

²The 23rd Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, Shanghai 200437, China

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Paper Information

Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

Received: Jul. 15, 2024

Accepted: Aug. 27, 2024

Published Online: Dec. 17, 2024

The Author Email: Wen Jianxiang (wenjx@shu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/AOS241298

CSTR:32393.14.AOS241298

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