Open AccessSBS threshold for single mode and multimode GRIN fibers in an all fiber configuration
Author(s) -
Anca Mocofanescu,
L. Wang,
R. K. Jain,
Kenneth D. Shaw,
A. Gavrielides,
P. Peterson,
Mohit Sharma
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/opex.13.002019
Subject(s) - single mode optical fiber , multi mode optical fiber , optics , brillouin scattering , materials science , optical fiber , modal dispersion , dispersion shifted fiber , photonic crystal fiber , fiber , dispersion (optics) , graded index fiber , polarization maintaining optical fiber , physics , fiber optic sensor , composite material
We investigate stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) threshold in single mode and multimode fibers in an all fiber network. The pump is a single mode fiber pigtail attached to a diode. We find the theory and experiment agree for both single mode and multimode GRIN fibers. We modify the bulk SBS threshold equation for use with fibers by properly accounting for mode sizes and modal dispersion.