SBS suppressed nonlinear optical fiber

Details SBS suppressed nonlinear optical fiber SBS suppressed nonlinear optical fiber

2005-10-25

2005-10-25

Ullah, Akm Enayet (Department: 2874)

Optical waveguides

Optical fiber waveguide with cladding

C385S147000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06959135

ABSTRACT:
An optical waveguide fiber having a high threshold for stimulated Brillouin scattering is disclosed which is suitable as a nonlinear fiber. The optical fiber has a core with one or more core segments. The optical effective area at a wavelength of 1550 nm is less that 30 μm2.

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