Title :
Nonlinear optical fibers with increased SBS thresholds
Author :
Bickham, Scott ; Kobyakov, Andrey ; Li, Shenping
Author_Institution :
Corning Inc., NY
Abstract :
Novel profile designs are used to suppress stimulated Brillouin scattering in nonlinear fibers. The measured SBS thresholds of prototype fibers are 3 to 6 dB higher than those of conventional nonlinear fibers
Keywords :
optical design techniques; optical fibre testing; stimulated Brillouin scattering; SBS thresholds; nonlinear optical fibers; profile designs; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Brillouin scattering; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical saturation; Optical scattering; Optical variables control;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215340
