Title :
Power dependence of Brillouin linewidths in a silica fiber
Author :
Qin, Guanshi ; Suzuki, Takenobu ; Ohishi, Yasutake
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Adv. Photon Technol., Toyota Technol. Inst., Nagoya
Abstract :
We report the dependence of Brillouin linewidths on the pump power below the threshold of Brillouin lasing in a silica fiber, and explain these experimental results by the distributed fluctuating source model.
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; optical fibres; optical pumping; silicon compounds; Brillouin linewidths; Brillouin threshold lasing; SiO2; distributed fluctuating source model; pump power; silica fiber; Brillouin scattering; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical scattering; Pump lasers; Silicon compounds; (060.2320) fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators; (190.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (290.5900) scattering, stimulated Brillouin;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
