scholarly journals Stimulated Brillouin Review: Invented 50 Years Ago and Applied Today

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elsa Garmire
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fibers ◽  
Brillouin Scattering ◽  
Phase Conjugation ◽  
Low Noise ◽  
Microwave Signal ◽  
Optical Systems ◽  
Frequency Combs ◽  
Scientific Instrumentation ◽  
Stimulated Brillouin ◽  
Signal Processors

Stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) is embedded today in a variety of optical systems, such as advanced high-power lasers, sensors, microwave signal processors, scientific instrumentation, and optomechanical systems. Reduction in SBS power requirements involves use of optical fibers, integrated optics, micro-optic devices, and now nano-optics, often in high Q cavities. It has taken fifty years from its earliest invention by conceptual discovery until today for SBS to become a practical and useful technology in a variety of applications. Some of these applications are explained and it is shown how they are tied to particular attributes of SBS: phase conjugation, frequency shifts, low noise, narrow linewidth, frequency combs, optical and microwave signal processing, etc.

PREMODULATION-FREE MICROWAVE FREQUENCY UP/DOWN-CONVERSION USING OPTICAL-FIBER-STIMULATED BRILLOUIN SCATTERING

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (04) ◽  
pp. 701-707 ◽  
Author(s):  
YING GAO ◽  
SHIMING GAO
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Optical Fibers ◽  
Brillouin Scattering ◽  
Stimulated Brillouin Scattering ◽  
Microwave Frequency ◽  
Microwave Signal ◽  
Optical Carrier ◽  
All Optical ◽  
Stimulated Brillouin ◽  
Down Conversion

An all-optical premodulation-free microwave frequency up/down-conversion method is presented based on stimulated Brillouin scattering in optical fibers for bidirection radio-over-fiber systems. Through optical heterodyning between the modulated optical carrier and the Stokes light, the microwave signal of 1.5 GHz is up-converted to 9 and 12 GHz, and the microwave signal of 9 GHz is down-converted to 1.5 GHz. The unexpected microwaves are more than 7 dB suppressed by loading the signal to convert with the optical-carrier-suppressed modulation.

Stimulated Brillouin scattering in optical fibers

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrey Kobyakov ◽  
Michael Sauer ◽  
Dipak Chowdhury
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fibers ◽  
Brillouin Scattering ◽  
Stimulated Brillouin Scattering ◽  
Stimulated Brillouin

Use of the Stimulated Brillouin Scattering Effect in Optical Fibers to Generate Microwave Signals

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Warnes-Lora ◽  
L. J. Quintero-Rodriguez ◽  
J. Rodriguez-Asomoza ◽  
Min Won Lee ◽  
A. Garcia-Juarez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fibers ◽  
Brillouin Scattering ◽  
Stimulated Brillouin Scattering ◽  
Scattering Effect ◽  
Microwave Signals ◽  
Stimulated Brillouin
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