title: Spontaneous growth of Raman Stokes and anti-Stokes waves in fibers.
abstract: Using the quantum theory of light, we derive general analytical expressions of Stokes and anti-Stokes spectral photon-flux densities that are spontaneously generated by a single monochromatic pump wave propagating in a single-mode optical fiber. We validate our results by comparing them with experimental data. Limiting cases corresponding to interesting physical situations are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Optique et Acoustique, CP 194/5, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Avenue F. D. Roosevelt 50, 1050 Brussels, Belgium. ebrainis@ulb.ac.be
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brainis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Clemmen
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Massar