Zadok, AviChin, SanghoonThévenaz, LucZilka, EladEyal, AvishayTur, Moshe2009-09-232009-09-232009-09-23200910.1364/OL.34.002530https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/42889WOS:000269815400050The vector analysis of stimulated Brillouin scattering amplification in birefringent fibers is extended to include signal pulses. The analysis finds that the different slow-light delays experienced by the states of polarization corresponding to maximum and minimum gain may result in severe pulse distortion. Thus, a generally polarized pulse, experiencing only a moderate gain, can become broader than a pulse aligned for maximum gain and delay. The effect is demonstrated in both numerical simulations and experiments.Nonlinear optics, fibersScattering, stimulated Brillouintext::journal::journal article::research article