Title :
Cooperative light scattering effects in optical fibers, lasers, and amplifiers
Author :
Fotiadi, Andrei A. ; Mégret, Patrice
Author_Institution :
Service d´´Electromagn. et de Telecommun., Univ. de Mons, Mons, Belgium
Abstract :
We overview Rayleigh, Brillouin and Raman scattering in optical fibers, fiber amplifiers and lasers focusing on their mutual cooperation dynamics and explaining associated effects such as multi-cascade Brillouin scattering, Brillouin self-pulsing and random Raman lasing.
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; Raman spectra; Rayleigh scattering; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibres; Brillouin self-pulsing; Raman scattering; Rayleigh scattering; cooperative light scattering effects; fiber amplifiers; lasers; multi-cascade Brillouin scattering; mutual cooperation dynamics; optical fibers; random Raman lasing; Fiber lasers; Laser feedback; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber sensors; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
