Stimulated Brillouin fiber-optic laser gyroscope

Opt Lett. 1991 Feb 15;16(4):229-31. doi: 10.1364/ol.16.000229.

Abstract

We achieved simultaneous bidirectional lasing in an all-fiber ring laser, using stimulated Brillouin scattering as the gain medium. The Brillouin lasing threshold was 60 microW for a He-Ne pump at 1.15 microm. The operation of this device as a ring-laser gyroscope was demonstrated.