Estimation of the Brillouin scattering threshold in few mode fibers

M Santagiustina¹ and I Abidi^2
1Università di Padova, via Gradenigo 6b, 35131 Padova, Italy
²University of Carthage, Engineering School of Communication of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia

Dedicated to Professor Bishnu P Pal for his enormous contributions to the advancement of research and education in science and technology through his unique vision and outstanding dedication

An accurate derivation of the power threshold of spontaneous Brillouin scattering in few mode fibers is presented. The key role played by the acousto-optic interactions in determining the threshold is demonstrated. © Anita Publications. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Few mode fibers, Brillouin scattering, Spatial division multiplexing.

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