Title :
Stochastic spatiotemporal dynamics of stimulated Brillouin scattering in an optical fiber
Author :
Potter, William N. ; Thompson, John R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Virginia Mil. Inst., Lexington, VA, USA
Abstract :
We report transverse structure in the temporal dynamics of stimulated Brillouin scattering from single-mode pump pulses propagating through a two-mode fiber. Comparison of experiments and numerical simulations clarify the roles of thermal and pump fluctuations.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; spatiotemporal phenomena; stimulated Brillouin scattering; stochastic processes; pump fluctuations; single-mode pump pulses; stimulated Brillouin scattering; stochastic spatiotemporal dynamics; thermal fluctuations; transverse structure; two-mode fiber; Brillouin scattering; Correlation; Fluctuations; Laser excitation; Optical fibers; Spatiotemporal phenomena;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
