Title :
Depolarized guided acoustic wave Brillouin scattering in photonic crystal fibers
Author :
McElhenny, John E. ; Pattnaik, Radha K. ; Toulouse, Jean
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
Abstract :
Guided acoustic wave Brillouin scattering (GAWBS) in PCFs is altered by the air-silica structure of the inner cladding and does not depend on the cladding diameter as with standard fibers. This dependence is investigated.
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; holey fibres; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre polarisation; optical materials; photoacoustic spectra; photonic crystals; silicon compounds; GAWBS depolarization; PCF cladding; air-silica structure; guided acoustic wave Brillouin scattering; photonic crystal fiber; Acoustic scattering; Acoustic waves; Brillouin scattering; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical scattering; Phonons; Photonic crystal fibers; Resonance; Resonant frequency; 060.5295; 290.5830;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
