Title :
Suppression of stimulated Brillouin scattering using optical isolators
Author :
Takushima, Yuichi ; Okoshi, Tadashi
Author_Institution :
Tokyo Univ., Japan
fDate :
6/4/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new technique for suppressing the stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) using isolator(s) is proposed; the performance of suppression and the optimal positions of isolators are discussed. In a preliminary experiment using one isolator, the threshold power increased by 1.2 dB.
Keywords :
optical communication; optical isolators; stimulated Brillouin scattering; optical isolators; stimulated Brillouin scattering; suppression; threshold power;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19920729