High-precision characterization of dynamic acoustic grating induced by stimulated Brillouin scattering in a high-birefringence optical fiber

Author

Zou, Weiwen ; He, Zuyuan ; Hotate, Kazuo

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tokyo Univ., Tokyo

fYear

2008

fDate

4-9 May 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

A novel experimental method is demonstrated to precisely characterize optical-frequency deviation within plusmn4 MHz between orthogonal axes in a high-birefringence fiber arising from the SBS-induced dynamic acoustic-grating. This precision means a birefringence accuracy of 3times10^-8.

Keywords

acoustic devices; birefringence; diffraction gratings; optical fibre testing; photoacoustic effect; stimulated Brillouin scattering; SBS-induced dynamic acoustic grating characterization; birefringence accuracy; high-birefringence optical fiber; optical-frequency deviation; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Brillouin scattering; Fiber gratings; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; (050.2770) Gratings; (060.2310) Fiber optics; (060.2420) Fibers, polarization-maintaining; (120.5820) Scattering measurements; (290.5900) Scattering, stimulated Brillouin;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-859-9

Type

conf

Filename

4571630