Spontaneous Brillouin Scattering in a Few-Mode Optical Fiber
Abstract
We report a comprehensive experimental study of spontaneous Brillouin scattering in a few-mode optical fiber, resolving both forward and backward scattering processes for intra- and inter-modal interactions. Using heterodyne detection, Stokes and anti-Stokes components without external acoustic excitation are observed and quantitatively extracted Brillouin shifts, linewidths, and gain coefficients. Forward scattering is mediated by guided torsional-radial acoustic modes with frequencies ranging from MHz to GHz, while backward scattering involves longitudinal core-guided modes at frequencies of tens of GHz. These results provide calibrated benchmarks for Brillouin interactions in few-mode fibers, offering insights relevant to phonon-based quantum applications and mode-selective optomechanics.
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@article{arxiv.2601.06569,
title = {Spontaneous Brillouin Scattering in a Few-Mode Optical Fiber},
author = {Hikari Kikuchi and Rekishu Yamazaki},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.06569},
year = {2026}
}