Title :
Stimulated Raman and Brillouin scattering in nonlinear periodic structures
Author :
Winful, H.G. ; Perlin, V. ; Franke, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
We show that stimulated Raman scattering can lead to Raman-shifted gap solitons while stimulated Brillouin scattering can occur at reduced thresholds in a nonlinear periodic structure.
Keywords :
optical solitons; stimulated Brillouin scattering; stimulated Raman scattering; Raman-shifted gap solitons; nonlinear periodic structures; stimulated Brillouin scattering; stimulated Raman scattering; thresholds; Bragg gratings; Brillouin scattering; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Optical bistability; Optical scattering; Periodic structures; Raman scattering; Solitons; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 2000. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
Kaua´i-Lihue, HI, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-646-X
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.2000.883625
