Title :
Polarization dependence of SBS in small-core PCFs
Author :
McElhenny, John ; Pattnaik, Radha ; Toulouse, Jean
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA
Abstract :
Stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) generated from noise in small core PCFs exhibits a strong dependence on pump polarization. The birefringence of two small core PCFs is investigated, yielding unexpected results.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibre polarisation; optical pumping; photonic crystals; stimulated Brillouin scattering; PCF birefringence; photonic crystal fiber; pump polarization; small core PCF; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Birefringence; Brillouin scattering; Fiber nonlinear optics; Lighting control; Noise generators; Optical fiber polarization; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Physics; 060.5295; 290.5830;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
