Title :
Importance of residual stresses in the Brillouin gain spectrum of single mode optical fibers
Author :
Mamdem, Y. Sikali ; Burov, E. ; De Montmorillon, L-A ; Taillade, F. ; Jaouën, Y. ; Moreau, G. ; Gabet, R.
Author_Institution :
EDF R&D, Chatou, France
Abstract :
Residual stresses inside optical fibers can impact significantly on Brillouin gain spectrum. Based on a 2D-FEM modeling, theoretical results are compared with Brillouin gain measurements for fibers from a same preform with different draw tensions.
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; finite element analysis; internal stresses; optical fibre communication; 2D-FEM modeling; Brillouin gain measurement; Brillouin gain spectrum; residual stress; single mode optical fiber; Acoustics; Optical fiber polarization; Residual stresses; Scattering; Stress measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
