Title :
Visible light stimulated brillouin scattering in small-core photonic crystal fibers
Author :
Woodward, R.I. ; Kelleher, E.J.R. ; Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
A reduced stimulated Brillouin scattering threshold power in small-core PCFs is achieved using visible wavelength excitation. We explain this in the context of acousto-optic interactions at length-scales relative to the fiber geometry.
Keywords :
acousto-optical effects; holey fibres; photonic crystals; stimulated Brillouin scattering; PCFs; acousto-optic interactions; fiber geometry; small-core photonic crystal fibers; visible light stimulated Brillouin scattering; visible wavelength excitation; Optical fibers; Optical imaging; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
