Stimulated Brillouin Scattering: Fundamentals and Applications (Series in Optics and Optoelectronics)

Stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) is the most important example of a stimulated scattering process-light scattering that occurs when the intensity of the light field itself affects the propagating medium. A phenomenon that has been known of for some 35 years in solid state laser research, it has recently become relevant in the optical fiber industry, due to the increasing intensity required in optical fiber cores (and their long interaction lengths). SBS is one of the major limiting factors on the amount of power that can be transmitted via an optical fiber.This book describes the underlying physics of SBS, much of which are applicable to other fields of research, including, to some extent, plasma physics. It provides references to experimental details throughout. Later chapters investigate more advanced concepts and feature the problems faced by researchers using optical fibers. 1. Spontaneous And Stimulated Scattering Of Light -- 2. Materials For Sbs -- 3. Solutions Of The One-dimensional Sbs Model -- 4. Optical Phase Conjugation In Sbs -- 5. Solutions Of The Three-dimensional Sbs Model -- 6. Brillouin-enhanced Four-wave Mixing (befwm) -- 7. Techniques For Enhancement Of Sbs -- 8. Sbs In Optical Fibres -- 9. Laser Resonators With Sbs Mirrors -- 10. Optical Solutions In Sbs -- App. Averaging The Gaussian Process Describing The Noise In Sbs. M.j. Damzen... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. Xi) And Index. The focus of this text is the underlying physics of stimulted brillouin scattering, much of which will be applicable to other fields of research including, to some extent, plasma physics. Reference to experimental details will be given throughout