Title :
The Effect of Phase Conjugation Fidelity on Stimulated Brillouin Scattering Threshold
Author :
Massey, Steven M. ; Russell, Timothy H.
Author_Institution :
Directed Energy Directorate, Air Force Res. Lab., Kirtland AFB, NM
Abstract :
We present the effect of phase conjugation fidelity on stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) threshold in a multimode optical fiber. As fiber lengths decrease and phase conjugation fidelity increases, SBS threshold is observed to increase at a slower rate than that predicted by equations derived for single-mode fibers with an inverse dependence on fiber length. The deviation in threshold from standard models is shown to have a direct relationship to the phase conjugation fidelity.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical fibres; optical phase conjugation; stimulated Brillouin scattering; fiber length; multimode optical fiber; phase conjugation fidelity; single mode fibers; slower rate; standard models; stimulated Brillouin scattering threshold; Brillouin scattering; nonlinear optics; phase conjugation;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSTQE.2009.2013180
