Abstract
Novel techniques of photonics based on stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) in optical fibers are considered. The main attention is paid to the original schemes of narrow-band low-noise lasers and their possible applications in distributed fiber sensors.
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This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (project no. 18-12-00457P) and Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (project no. 075-15-2021-581).
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Fotiadi, A.A., Korobko, D.A. & Zolotovskii, I.O. Brillouin Lasers and Sensors: Trends and Possibilities. Optoelectron.Instrument.Proc. 59, 66–76 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3103/S8756699023010065
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