Stimulated Brillouin Scattering in Dispersion-Compensating Fibers

We investigate stimulated Brillouin scattering in six different lengths of dispersion compensating fibers (DCFs) using two laser sources at 1556 nm, one with a very narrow linewidth (∼100 kHz) and one with a large linewidth (∼100 MHz). Our results are comparable to those of non-dispersion-shifted fi...

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Published inOptical fiber technology Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 173 - 176
Main Authors McIntosh, C, Yeniay, A, Toulouse, J, Delavaux, J.-M.P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.04.1997
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Summary:We investigate stimulated Brillouin scattering in six different lengths of dispersion compensating fibers (DCFs) using two laser sources at 1556 nm, one with a very narrow linewidth (∼100 kHz) and one with a large linewidth (∼100 MHz). Our results are comparable to those of non-dispersion-shifted fibers and agree well with current theories. These results provide guidelines as to the acceptable power levels which minimize nonlinear effects in DCFs.
ISSN:1068-5200
1095-9912
DOI:10.1006/ofte.1997.0213