Title :
Stimulated Brillouin scattering threshold variations due to bend-induced birefringence in a non-polarization-maintaining fiber amplifier
Author :
Guintrand, C. ; Edgecumbe, J. ; Farley, K. ; Abramczyk, J. ; Tankala, K.
Author_Institution :
Nufern, East Granby, CT, USA
Abstract :
We report on the SBS threshold variations due to the coiling-induced birefringence in a non-polarization-maintaining fiber high power amplifier. We demonstrate that a control of the output polarization can permit higher SBS threshold operation.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre polarisation; stimulated Brillouin scattering; SBS threshold operation; bend-induced birefringence; coiling-induced birefringence; nonpolarization-maintaining fiber amplifier; output polarization; stimulated Brillouin scattering; threshold variations; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
