Title :
Direct measurement of nonlinear coefficient of optical fibre using linear optical sampling
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The nonlinear phase shift induced on a time-varying optical source propagating in an optical fibre is directly measured using linear optical sampling, a coherent sampling oscilloscope that can measure samples of the electric field of an optical source. Comparison of the measured amplitude and phase yields a direct measurement of the nonlinearity of the optical fibre.
Keywords :
light propagation; nonlinear optics; optical fibres; optical variables measurement; amplitude yields; coherent sampling oscilloscopy; electric field; linear optical sampling; nonlinear coefficient; nonlinear phase shift; nonlinearity; optical fibre; phase yields; time-varying optical source propagation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20056688
