Abstract
The stochastic initiation of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) leads to amplitude and phase fluctuations in the Stokes beam.1–6 Phase fluctuations occur as a result of an abrupt change (phase jumps) or the gradual drift of the phase of the initiating radiation. Amplitude fluctuations occur as a result of either a change in the amplitude of the initiating radiation, or as a result of a phase jump. It is known that the amplitude fluctuations of the SBS Stokes wave are suppressed for high gains.3,4
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