Abstract: Methods and systems are provided to reduce stimulated Brillouin scattering in high power optical fiber amplifiers. In an embodiment, a seed source includes a narrow linewidth semiconductor laser driven with a current ramp that simultaneously sweeps the optical power and the lasing frequency at a rate fast enough to reduce stimulated Brillouin scattering.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 16, 2008
Publication date:
March 26, 2009
Applicant:
PyroPhotonics Lascrs Inc.
Inventors:
Richard Murison, Tullio Panarello, Benoit Reid, Reynald Boula-Picard