Title :
Transient stimulated Brillouin scattering dynamics in polarization maintaining optical fiber
Author :
Bigelow, M.S. ; Lukishova, S.G. ; Boyd, R.W. ; Skeldon, M.D.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt., Rochester Univ., NY, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We experimentally investigate SBS in polarization-maintaining (PM) fiber with square optical pulses having a duration short compared to the fiber transit time, and show that just above threshold, SBS is generated over the entire length of the fiber. We also present measurements of the SBS threshold for pulse durations short compared to the SBS phonon lifetime (/spl sim/16 ns) and show detailed measurements of the pulse distortion on the pulse transmitted through the fiber.
Keywords :
optical fibre polarisation; optical pulse shaping; stimulated Brillouin scattering; 16 ns; SBS phorion lifetime; SBS threshold; fiber transit time; polarization maintaining optical fiber; pulse distortion; pulse durations; square optical pulses; temporally-shaped optical pulses; transient stimulated Brillouin scattering dynamics; Brillouin scattering; Crystals; Doping; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Fiber lasers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-662-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2001.947774
