Title :
Silica-based highly nonlinear fibers with a high SBS threshold
Author :
Grüner-Nielsen, Lars ; Herstrøm, S. ; Dasgupta, Sonali ; Richardson, David ; Jakobsen, Dan ; Lundström, Carl ; Andrekson, Peter A. ; Pedersen, Martin E V ; Pálsdóttir, Bera
Author_Institution :
OFS Fitel Denmark ApS, Brøndby, Denmark
Abstract :
Results on the suppression of stimulated Brillouin scattering in highly non linear fibers with both germanium- and aluminum-doped cores based on spooling the fiber with a linear strain gradient are compared and presented.
Keywords :
aluminium; germanium; nonlinear optics; optical fibres; silicon compounds; stimulated Brillouin scattering; SiO2:Al; SiO2:Ge; high SBS threshold; highly nonlinear fibers; linear strain gradient; spooling; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Brillouin scattering; Frequency measurement; IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology; Optical fiber dispersion; Strain;
Conference_Titel :
Winter Topicals (WTM), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Keystone, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8428-7
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTWTM.2011.5730102