Title :
Ultralow chromatic dispersion measurement of optical fibers with a tunable fiber laser
Author :
Auguié, B. ; Mussot, A. ; Boucon, A. ; Lantz, E. ; Sylvestre, T.
Author_Institution :
Univ. de Franche-Comte, Besancon
Abstract :
We describe a novel convenient technique to allow for the accurate measurement of the dispersion coefficients till fourth-order in the zero-dispersion wavelength region of single-mode optical fibers. The proposed method is based on a careful spectral analysis of modulation instability occurring in both normal and anomalous dispersion regime and the associated dispersive waves emitted by soliton fission. It simply requires a high-power tunable continuous-wave fiber laser and an optical spectrum analyzer and is able to retrieve both the sign and magnitude of dispersion coefficients with enhanced precision
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser tuning; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre testing; optical solitons; spectral analysis; chromatic dispersion measurement; dispersion coefficient; fiber laser tuning; modulation instability; optical spectrum analyzer; soliton fission; Chromatic dispersion; Fiber lasers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Solitons; Spectral analysis; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength measurement; Chromatic dispersion; dispersive waves (DWs); four-wave mixing (FWM); modulation instability (MI); optical fibers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.881148
