DocumentCode
1470413
Title
Measuring the Raman time constant (TR) for soliton pulses in standard single-mode fiber
Author
Atieh, A.K. ; Myslinski, P. ; Chrostowski, J. ; Galko, P.
Author_Institution
Inst. for Nat. Meas. Stand., Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Volume
17
Issue
2
fYear
1999
fDate
2/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
216
Lastpage
221
Abstract
The Raman time constant (TR) used in the generalized nonlinear Schrodinger equation is determined experimentally at 1550 nm based on the Raman self-frequency shift in a standard single-mode fiber. The effective value of the TR as measured is found to be 3.0 fs. Detailed error analysis shows that the uncertainty in the measurement is less than ±1.0 fs. The measured value of the TR is approximately half of what is commonly used at present in theoretical simulations. Determined experimentally in this work the accurate value of TR=3.0 fs is essential in modeling pulse propagation in optical fibers
Keywords
Raman spectra; Schrodinger equation; error analysis; high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre communication; optical fibre theory; optical solitons; 1550 nm; 3 fs; Raman self-frequency shift; Raman time constant; detailed error analysis; generalized nonlinear Schrodinger equation; optical fibers; pulse propagation; soliton pulses; standard single-mode fiber; theoretical simulations; Measurement standards; Nonlinear equations; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Solitons; Time measurement;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/50.744227
Filename
744227
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