Title :
Forward and backward Brillouin scattering in a holey fiber
Author :
Inoue, Yasuyuki ; Taguchi, Nobuyoshi ; Tanaka, Shoji ; Shibata, Naotaka
Abstract :
Forward and backward Brillouin scattering spectra are measured for a holey fiber in the 1525-1585 nm wavelength region. Experiments suggest that the existence of air-holes reduces the shear acoustic-velocity with respect to the torsional/radial TR2m-modes.
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; nonlinear optics; optical fibres; 1525 to 1585 nm; TR2m-modes; backward Brillouin scattering spectra; forward Brillouin scattering spectra; holey fiber; mixed torsional-radial modes; nonlinear fiber-optic devices; shear acoustic-velocity; Acoustic scattering; Brillouin scattering; Frequency; Holey fibers; Light scattering; Optical character recognition software; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192892