Title :
Polarization evolution of stimulated Brillouin scattering amplified signals in standard fibers
Author :
Zadok, Avi ; Zilka, Elad ; Eyal, Avishay ; Thévenaz, Luc ; Tur, Moshe
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Tel-Aviv Univ., Tel-Aviv, Israel
Abstract :
The polarization evolution of stimulated Brillouin scattering amplified signals in the presence of fiber birefringence is examined in analysis, simulation and experiment. The signal polarization is drawn towards the conjugate of the pump polarization.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibre polarisation; optical pumping; stimulated Brillouin scattering; fiber birefringence; fibre polarization evolution; pump polarization; signal amplification; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Birefringence; Brillouin scattering; Equations; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber polarization; Optical scattering; Signal analysis; Stimulated emission; (120.5410) Polarimetry; (290.5900) Scattering, Stimulated Brillouin;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
