Abstract: Example apparatuses and methods are provided that improve laser performance or decrease the frequency or severity of the occurrence of Stimulated Brillouin scattering. One example is a laser device that may include a seed laser configured to generate an optical output, a pattern generator configured to generate a modulation pattern, and a phase modulator configured to apply a modulation scheme to the optical output based on the modulation pattern. The modulation pattern may include a digital sequence and the modulation pattern may be applied to modulate a phase or an amplitude of the optical output.