Forward Brillouin Scattering in Standard Optical Fibers: Single-Mode, Polarization-Maintaining, and Multi-Core

This book, the first dedicated to the topic, provides a comprehensive treatment of forward stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) in standard optical fibers. SBS interactions between guided light and sound waves have drawn much attention for over fifty years, and optical fibers provide an excellent playground for the study of Brillouin scattering as they support guided modes of both wave types and provide long interaction lengths. This book is dedicated to forward SBS processes that are driven by co-propagating optical fields. The physics of forward SBS is explained in detail, starting from the fundamentals of interactions between guided optical and acoustic waves, with emphasis given to the acoustic modes that are stimulated in the processes. The realization of forward SBS in standard single-mode, polarization-maintaining and multi-core fibers is then discussed in depth. Innovative potential applications in sensors, monitoring of coating layers, lasers, and radio-frequency oscillators are presented. This book introduces the subject to graduate students in optics and applied physics, and it will be of interest to scientists working in fiber-optics, nonlinear optics and opto-mechanics.

Provides the first treatment of forward stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) in book form;

Reflects the dramatic recent increase in interest in forward SBS processes, driven in part by the promise of new fiber sensing concepts;

Delivers a solid and comprehensive grounding in the physics of forward SBS along with detailed experimental set-ups, measurement protocols, and applications.

Avinoam (Avi) Zadok received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Tel-Aviv University, Israel, in 2008. Between 2007 and 2009 he was a post-doctoral research fellow at the Department of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology. In 2009 he joined the Faculty of Engineering of Bar-Ilan University, Israel, where he is a Full Professor since 2017.

Dr. Zadok is a co-author of 170 papers in scientific journals and reviewed proceedings of international conferences. His research interests include fiber-optics, nonlinear optics, integrated photonic devices, and opto-mechanics. Dr. Zadok received the Krill Award of the Wolf Foundation in 2013. He received a Starter Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) in 2015 and a Consolidator Grant from the same agency in 2020. Dr. Zadok was a member of the Israel Young Academy (2016-2020) and served as its chairman for 2019-2020. He is a member of National Council for Research and Development of State of Israel since 2021.

Hilel Hagai Diamandi received the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering in 2015, the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering in 2017, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering in 2022, all from Bar-Ilan University, Israel. Between 2021 and 2022 he was a post-doctoral research fellow at the department of computer science and applied mathematics, Weizmann Institute of Science, in Rehovot, Israel. Dr. Diamandi will join the Applied Physics Department, Yale University, in the summer of 2022.

His research interests include optical fiber sensors, opto-mechanical interactions in optical fibers, and processing of data from optical systems. Dr. Diamandi received the Bar-Ilan University Rector Award for excellence in undergraduate studies twice: in 2013 and 2015, and the same Award for excellence in graduate studies in 2017. In 2018 he was awarded the Azrieli Fellowship for doctoral studies by the Azrieli Foundation. In 2021 he was awarded the post-doctoral fellowship of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. In 2022 he was awarded the Rothschild Fellowship of Yad-Hanadiv Foundation of post-doctoral studies and the Fulbright Fellowship for post-doctoral studies.

Yosef London received the B.Sc. degree in physics and electrical engineering in 2013, the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering in 2015 and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering in 2020, all from Bar-Ilan University, Israel. He is currently a post-doctoral fellow at Soreq NRC in Yavne, Israel.

His research interests include optical fiber sensors, nonlinear optics, and opto-mechanical interactions in fibers and photonic integrated circuits. Dr. London received the Bar-Ilan University Rector Award for excellence in graduate studies in 2015.

Gil Bashan received the B.Sc. degree in physics and electrical engineering from Bar-Ilan University, Israel in 2016, and the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the same University in 2018. He is currently studying towards the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering at Bar-Ilan University.

His research interests include optical fiber propagation effects, opto-mechanics and Brillouin scattering. Mr. Bashan received the Bar-Ilan University Rector Award for excellence in graduate studies in 2018. In 2020 he was awarded the Adams Fellowship for doctoral studies by the Israel National Academy of Sciences and Humanities.