Abstract
A pulsed Brillouin fibre ring laser has been developed and we describe its main features. The pump and the Brillouin laser are shown to form an excellent dual frequency source for distributed sensing. A first application for fire detection is demonstrated.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 263-268 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Optics Communications |
Volume | 152 |
Issue number | 4-6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 1998 |
Keywords
- pulsed Brillouin fibre ring laser
- Brillouin laser
- dual frequency source
- distributed sensing
- fire detection