Stimulated Brillouin Scattering in Dispersion-Compensating Fibers

Abstract We investigate stimulated Brillouin scattering in six different lengths of dispersion compensating fibers (DCFs) using two laser sources at 1556 nm, one with a very narrow linewidth (∼100 kHz) and one with a large linewidth (∼100 MHz). Our results are comparable to those of non-dispersion-shifted fibers and agree well with current theories. These results provide guidelines as to the acceptable power levels which minimize nonlinear effects in DCFs.