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  • Editor: Andrew M. Weiner
  • Vol. 21, Iss. 4 — Feb. 25, 2013
  • pp: 4677–4687

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Stimulated Brillouin scattering thresholds in optical fibers for lasers linewidth broadened with noise

V. R. Supradeepa  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 21, Issue 4, pp. 4677-4687 (2013)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.004677


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Abstract

Phase and/or intensity modulation techniques to broaden the Linewidth of an optical source are well known methods to suppress stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) in optical fibers. A common technique used to achieve significant bandwidth enhancement in a simple fashion is to phase modulate with a filtered noise source. We will demonstrate here that, in this case the stochastic nature of noise requires an inclusion of length dependent corrections to the SBS threshold enhancement. This effect becomes particularly significant for short fiber lengths common to most high power fiber amplifiers.

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OCIS Codes
(060.5060) Fiber optics and optical communications : Phase modulation
(070.4340) Fourier optics and signal processing : Nonlinear optical signal processing
(190.4370) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics, fibers
(290.5900) Scattering : Scattering, stimulated Brillouin
(060.3510) Fiber optics and optical communications : Lasers, fiber

ToC Category:
Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

History
Original Manuscript: November 9, 2012
Revised Manuscript: January 17, 2013
Manuscript Accepted: February 12, 2013
Published: February 19, 2013

Citation
V. R. Supradeepa, "Stimulated Brillouin scattering thresholds in optical fibers for lasers linewidth broadened with noise," Opt. Express 21, 4677-4687 (2013)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-21-4-4677


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