Stimulated brillouin scattering: An overview of measurements, system impairments, and applications

NIST Special Publication

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 23-28

  Ruffin, A Boh ^a  

^a Corning Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

SBS impairments; SBS measurement techniques; Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (SBS)

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC FIELDS; AMPLIFICATION; CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS; DENSITY (OPTICAL); ELECTRIC FIELDS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHASE SHIFT; PHONONS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; VECTORS;

BRILLOUIN GAIN SPECTRUM; BRILLOUIN OPTICAL-FIBER TIME-DOMAIN (BOTDR) ANALYSIS; STIMULATED BRILLOUIN SCATTERING (SBS); VARIABLE OPTICAL ATTENUATORS (VOA);

BRILLOUIN SCATTERING;

EID: 20444507943     PISSN: 1048776X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/sofm.2004.183467     Document Type: Conference Paper

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