title: Stimulated Brillouin scattering in single-mode As(2)S(3) and As(2)Se(3) chalcogenide fibers.
abstract: Stimulated Brillouin scattering was investigated for the first time in As(2)S(3) single-mode fibers, and also in As(2)Se(3). The propagation loss and numerical aperture of the fibers at 1.56 mum, along with the threshold intensity for the stimulated Brillouin scattering process were measured. From the threshold values we estimate the Brillouin gain coefficient and demonstrate record figure of merit for slow-light based applications in chalcogenide fibers.
authors.forename: Catalin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Florea
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bashkansky
authors.forename: Zachary
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Dutton
authors.forename: Jasbinder
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sanghera
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pureza
authors.forename: Ishwar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aggarwal