Stress- and polarization-induced stimulated Raman scattering in optical fiber

In this letter, the dependence of stimulated Raman scattering spectra on external pressure levels of tens of kPa and the polarized pump light is investigated in optical fibers. The Raman peaks show blueshift under a lower external pressure because of the self-phase modulation. But under a higher external pressure, the Raman peaks begin to redshift, because the change of the inter-tetrahedral angle of the glassy AX2 systems plays a more important role. Moreover, the shifts of an elliptically polarized pump beam are smaller than the those of a linearly polarized pump beam under external pressure. These results could provide new applications for silica fibers as optical frequency generators or stress sensors. (letter)