Title :
Brillouin scattering in optical fibers for high resolution wavelength and line width measurements
Author :
Lauterbach, K.-U. ; Schneider, Th
Author_Institution :
Deutsche Telekom AG, Leipzig
Abstract :
We present a simple method for measuring the wavelength and line width of optical sources with a resolution in the femtometer range. This method is based on the small bandwidth of Brillouin scattering
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; light sources; optical fibres; optical variables measurement; spectral line breadth; Brillouin scattering; femtometer range resolution; high resolution measurements; line width measurements; optical fibers; optical sources; wavelength measurements; Bandwidth; Brillouin scattering; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength measurement;
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.2006.215495
