Theoretical evaluation of the Brillouin threshold and the steady-state Brillouin equations in standard single-mode optical fibers

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1132-1137

  Le Floch, Sébastien ^a   Cambon, Pierre ^a  

^a Inst Sup d'Electron de Bretagne   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ATTENUATION; BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; LIGHT REFLECTION;

BRILLOUIN EQUATIONS;

SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

EID: 0041573258     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.20.001132     Document Type: Article

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