Title :
Efficient stokes wave generation by Brillouin scattering in single-mode chalcogenide fiber
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Koganei
Abstract :
Conversion of cw light at 1.56 mum to Stokes wave was achieved with an efficiency of 27% using a 5-m-long As2Se3 chalcogenide fiber. Stokes shift and gain coefficient were 7.95 GHz and 6.08 times 10-9 m/W, respectively.
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; integrated optics; optical fibres; optical frequency conversion; As2Se3; Brillouin scattering; Stokes frequency shift; Stokes shift; Stokes wave generation; conversion efficiency; efficiency 27 percent; frequency 7.95 GHz; gain coefficient; optical fiber; single-mode chalcogenide fiber; size 5 m; wavelength 1.56 mum; Brillouin scattering; Frequency; High speed optical techniques; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; (190.2640) Frequency shifting; (190.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (290.5900) Stimulated Brillouin scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627951
