Dispersive properties of Kerr-like nonlinear optical structures

Author

Valentinuzzi, Elvio

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Elettrotecnica Elettronica ed Inf., Trieste Univ., Italy

Volume

16

Issue

1

fYear

1998

fDate

1/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

152

Lastpage

155

Abstract

The control of the group velocity dispersion (GVD) is of great concern in the design of photonic devices and may be obtained controlling the waveguide components of the GVD. Under high optical field intensity the dispersive properties of the waveguides are different from the linear state and a nonlinear model of the guide must be considered. A rib waveguide has been investigated and a finite element procedure together with a second-order perturbation technique have been used to calculate the waveguide dispersion and to compare the results in linear and nonlinear states

Keywords

nonlinear optics; optical Kerr effect; optical dispersion; optical waveguide theory; optical waveguides; perturbation theory; rib waveguides; Kerr-like nonlinear optical structures; dispersive properties; finite element procedure; group velocity dispersion control; high optical field intensity; linear state; linear states; nonlinear model; nonlinear states; optical waveguide theory; photonic device design; rib waveguide; second-order perturbation technique; waveguide components; waveguide dispersion; Electromagnetic waveguides; Fiber nonlinear optics; Finite element methods; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Permittivity;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.654997

Filename

654997