Reduction of guided acoustic wave brillouin scattering in photonic crystal fibers

Elser DA, Andersen UL, Korn A, Glöckl O, Lorenz S, Marquardt C, Leuchs G (2006)


Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2006

Journal

Book Volume: 97

Article Number: 133901

Journal Issue: 13

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.133901

Abstract

Guided acoustic wave Brillouin scattering (GAWBS) generates phase and polarization noise of light propagating in glass fibers. This excess noise affects the performance of various experiments operating at the quantum noise limit. We experimentally demonstrate the reduction of GAWBS noise in a photonic crystal fiber in a broad frequency range by tailoring the acoustic modes using the photonic also as a phononic crystal. We compare the noise spectrum to the one of a standard fiber and observe a tenfold noise reduction in the frequency range up to 200 MHz. Based on our measurement results as well as on numerical simulations, we establish a model for the reduction of GAWBS noise in photonic crystal fibers. © 2006 The American Physical Society.

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APA:

Elser, D.A., Andersen, U.L., Korn, A., Glöckl, O., Lorenz, S., Marquardt, C., & Leuchs, G. (2006). Reduction of guided acoustic wave brillouin scattering in photonic crystal fibers. Physical Review Letters, 97(13). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.133901

MLA:

Elser, Dominique Alexander, et al. "Reduction of guided acoustic wave brillouin scattering in photonic crystal fibers." Physical Review Letters 97.13 (2006).

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