Title :
Measurement and modeling of Brillouin scattering in a multifilament core fiber
Author :
Canat, G. ; Lombard, L. ; Bourdon, P. ; Jolivet, V. ; Vasseur, O. ; Jetschke, S. ; Unger, S. ; Kirchhof, J.
Author_Institution :
Chemin de la Huniere, ONERA/DOTA, Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
The Brillouin gain efficiency was measured in an Erbium-Ytterbium multifilament-core fiber. The corresponding Brillouin gain is 4dB smaller than for standard doped fibers. Measurement and modeling show the presence of 2 classes of acoustic modes.
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; optical fibre amplifiers; optical variables measurement; Brillouin scattering; multifilament core fiber; optical fibre amplifiers; Acoustic measurements; Brillouin scattering; Doped fiber amplifiers; Equations; Gain measurement; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Reflectivity; (060.2320) Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators; (190.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers;
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
