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A single-mode optical fiber has an attenuation of 0.3 dB/km when operating at wavelength of 1.1 μm. The fiber core diameter is 4 μm and bandwidth is 500 MHz. Find threshold optical power for stimulated Brillouin scattering.

a.

11.20 mw

b.

12.77 mw

c.

13.08 mw

d.

12.12 mw

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Answer: (b).12.77 mw

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