Title :
8 dB increase of the SBS threshold in an optical fiber by applying a stair ramp strain distribution
Author :
Chavez, J.M. ; Marconi, J.D. ; Fragnito, H.L.
Author_Institution :
Opt. & Photonics Res. Center, Unicamp-IFGW, Campinas, Brazil
Abstract :
We study the increase of the SBS threshold in an optical fiber by applying different tensile strain distributions. We show a maximum increase of 8 dB using a stair ramp strain distribution.
Keywords :
optical fibre testing; stimulated Brillouin scattering; tensile strength; 8 dB; SBS threshold; optical fiber; stair ramp strain distribution; tensile strain distributions;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
