Photonic crystal fiber mapping using Brillouin echoes distributed sensing
Stiller B, Foaleng SM, Beugnot JC, Lee MW, Delque M, Bouwmans G, Kudlinski A, Thevenaz L, Maillotte H, Sylvestre T (2010)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2010
Journal
Book Volume: 18
Pages Range: 20136-20142
Journal Issue: 19
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.020136
Abstract
In this paper we investigate the effect of microstructure irregularities and applied strain on backward Brillouin scattering by comparing two photonic crystal fibers drawn with different parameters in order to minimize diameter and microstructure fluctuations. We fully characterize their Brillouin properties including the gain spectrum and the critical power. Using Brillouin echoes distributed sensing with a high spatial resolution of 30 cm we are able to map the Brillouin frequency shift along the fiber and get an accurate estimation of the microstructure longitudinal fluctuations. Our results reveal a clear-cut difference of longitudinal homogeneity between the two fibers. © 2010 Optical Society of America.
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Université de Franche-Comté
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
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LILLE 1 University - Science and Technology
France (FR)
France (FR)
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Switzerland (CH)
LILLE 1 University - Science and Technology
France (FR)
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APA:
Stiller, B., Foaleng, S.M., Beugnot, J.-C., Lee, M.W., Delque, M., Bouwmans, G.,... Sylvestre, T. (2010). Photonic crystal fiber mapping using Brillouin echoes distributed sensing. Optics Express, 18(19), 20136-20142. https://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.18.020136
MLA:
Stiller, Birgit, et al. "Photonic crystal fiber mapping using Brillouin echoes distributed sensing." Optics Express 18.19 (2010): 20136-20142.
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