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