Observation of surface Brillouin scattering in microstructured optical fibers

Joel Cabrel Nougnihi (1) , Jean-Charles Beugnot (1) , Kien Huy (1) , Vincent Laude (1) , Alexandre Kudlinski (1) , Thibaut Sylvestre (1)

1 FEMTO-ST - Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique, Thermique et Optique - Sciences et Technologies (UMR 6174)

We report the observation of surface Brillouin scattering in a small-core microstructured optical fiber and show that this new type of scattering is highly sensitive to the air-hole microstructure, thus providing an efficient way to control it.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]; Acoustique [physics.class-ph]; Matériaux; Micro et nanotechnologies/Microélectronique

Joel Cabrel Nougnihi, Jean-Charles Beugnot, Kien Huy, Vincent Laude, Alexandre Kudlinski, et al.. Observation of surface Brillouin scattering in microstructured optical fibers. Frontiers in Optics, Oct 2016, New York, United States. ⟨hal-02134432⟩