Complete experimental characterization of stimulated Brillouin scattering in photonic crystal fiber

We provide a complete experimental characterization of stimulated Brillouin scattering in a 160 m long solid-core photonic crystal fiber, including threshold and spectrum measurements as well as position-resolved mapping of the Brillouin frequency shift. In particular, a three-fold increase of the B...

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Published in:Optics express 2007-11, Vol.15 (23), p.15517-15522
Main Authors: Beugnot, J C, Sylvestre, T, Alasia, D, Maillotte, H, Laude, V, Monteville, A, Provino, L, Traynor, N, Mafang, S Foaleng, Thévenaz, L
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Language:English
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Engineering Sciences
Optics
Photonic
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Summary:We provide a complete experimental characterization of stimulated Brillouin scattering in a 160 m long solid-core photonic crystal fiber, including threshold and spectrum measurements as well as position-resolved mapping of the Brillouin frequency shift. In particular, a three-fold increase of the Brillouin threshold power is observed, in excellent agreement with the spectrally-broadened Brillouin gain spectrum. Distributed measurements additionally reveal that the rise of the Brillouin threshold results from the broadband nature of the gain spectrum all along the fiber and is strongly influenced by strain. Our experiments confirm that these unique fibers can be exploited for the passive control or the suppression of Brillouin scattering.
ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/oe.15.015517