Title :
Brillouin suppressed highly nonlinear fibers
Author :
Gruner-Nielsen, L. ; Jakobsen, Dan ; Herstrom, S. ; Palsdottir, Bera ; Dasgupta, S. ; Richardson, David ; Lundstrom, Carl ; Olsson, Samuel ; Andrekson, Peter
Author_Institution :
OFS Denmark, Brøndby, Denmark
Abstract :
Methods for suppression of stimulated Brillouin scattering in highly nonlinear fibers are reviewed. Emphasis is paid to SBS suppression by aluminum doping of the core. New results for a HNLF with an aluminum doped core and reduced loss are presented.
Keywords :
aluminium; doping; optical fibre losses; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Brillouin suppressed highly nonlinear fibers; HNLF; SBS suppression; aluminum doped core; fiber loss; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Aluminum; Doping; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion; Repeaters; Scattering; Strain;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
