Title :
7.3 dB increase of the SBS threshold in an optical fiber by applying a strain distribution
Author :
Marconi, J.D. ; Boggio, J. M Chavez ; Fragnito, H.L.
Author_Institution :
Optics & Photonics Res. Center, Campinas, Brazil
Abstract :
We study experimentally and numerically the increase of the SBS-threshold in a 500 m-DS fiber by applying two different strain distributions. A stair ramp distribution permits us to experimentally demonstrate a 7.3 dB SBS-threshold increase.
Keywords :
optical Kerr effect; optical fibre testing; stimulated Brillouin scattering; 500 m; SBS-threshold; optical Kerr effect; optical fiber; stair ramp distribution; stimulated Brillouin scattering; strain distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
