UV irradiation influence on stimulated Brillouin scattering in photosensitive optical fibres

X. Pheron (1, 2) , Y. Ouerdane (1) , Sébastien Girard (3) , B. Tortech (1) , S. Delepine-Lesoille (2) , J. Bertrand (2) , Y. Sikali Mamdem (4) , A. Boukenter (1)

1 LHC - Laboratoire Hubert Curien [Saint Etienne]
2 ANDRA - ANDRA
3 DCRE CEA - Département de Conception et Réalisation des Experimentations, CEA-DIF
4 EDF R&D - EDF R&D

A study on the influence of UV radiation on stimulated Brillouin scattering in photosensitive germanosilicate optical fibres is presented. The UV exposure of a highly germanium-doped fibre was performed at a power density of ~142 W/cm2. In this configuration, a refractive index change of about 2.5×10−3 was measured, partially due to the compaction phenomenon as well as a 20 MHz permanent change in the Brillouin frequency shift (at 1.55 µm).

Keywords: UV irradiation influence; stimulated Brillouin scattering; photosensitive optical fibres; photosensitive germanosilicate optical fibres; Brillouin frequency shift

Domains: Physics [physics]; Physics [physics]; Optics [physics.optics]

X. Pheron, Y. Ouerdane, Sébastien Girard, B. Tortech, S. Delepine-Lesoille, et al.. UV irradiation influence on stimulated Brillouin scattering in photosensitive optical fibres. Electronics Letters, 2011, 47 (2), pp.132-133. ⟨10.1049/el.2010.3110⟩. ⟨ujm-00574019⟩