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An electro-optic modulator (EOM) is a device that controls the power, phase or polarization of an optical signal through an electrical signal. Its core principle is based on the linear electro-optic effect (Pockels effect). This effect manifests itself in that the applied electric field is proportional to the refractive index change of the nonlinear crystal, thereby achieving effective control of the optical signal.

In most cases the emitted light from the laser is polarized. Usually linearly polarized, that is, the electric field oscillates in a specific direction perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the laser beam. Some lasers (eg, fiber lasers) do not produce linearly polarized light, but other stable polarization states, which can be converted to linearly polarized light using a suitable combination of waveplates. In the case of broadband radiation, and the polarization state is wavelength dependent, the above method cannot be used.

Fiber Optical Amplifier is a kind of optical amplifier using optical fiber as gain medium. Typically, the gain medium is fiber doped with rare earth ions, such as erbium (EDFA, Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier), neodymium, ytterbium (YDFA), praseodymium and thulium. These active dopants are pumped (provided with energy) by light from a laser, such as a fiber-coupled diode laser; in most cases, the pump light and the amplified signal light travel simultaneously in the fiber core.

Compared with discrete optical fiber amplification technology, Distributed Raman Amplification (DRA) technology has shown obvious advantages in many aspects such as noise figure, nonlinear damage, gain bandwidth, etc., and has gained advantages in the field of optical fiber communication and sensing. widely used. High-order DRA can make the gain deep into the link to achieve quasi-lossless optical transmission (that is, the best balance of optical signal-to-noise ratio and nonlinear damage), and significantly improve the overall balance of optical fiber transmission/sensing. Compared with conventional high-end DRA, DRA based on ultra-long fiber laser simplifies the system structure, and has the advantage of gain clamp production, showing strong application potential. However, this amplification method still faces bottlenecks that restrict its application to long-distance optical fiber transmission/sensing

As a core driving force in the field of industrial manufacturing, laser technology itself is constantly moving forward. In summary, lasers are developing in the four major directions of "faster, higher, better, and shorter".