Abstract

The performance of RF fiber-optic links and coherent lightwave transmission systems is significantly improved by elaborate narrowband optical filtering and signal processing such as single sideband modulation and optical carrier manipulation.^1-3 For such applications, signal processing techniques which utilize the intrinsic narrowband characteristic of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) in optical fibers have drawn a much attention recently.^2,3 If the SBS gain spectrum can be controlled arbitrary, further advanced signal processing will be possible.

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