Title :
Novel Brillouin- and Raman-suppressing optical fibers
Author :
Ballato, J. ; Dragic, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater. Sci. & Eng., Clemson Univ., Clemson, SC, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes novel optical fibers employing intrinsically low Brillouin and Raman gain materials. Such fibers enable continued scaling to higher optical powers critical for their use in modern communication and defense systems.
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; Raman spectra; optical fibres; Brillouin materials; Brillouin-suppressing optical fibers; Raman gain materials; Raman-suppressing optical fibers; defense systems; modern communication; optical powers; Brillouin scattering; Gain; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2014.6995281
