DocumentCode
1503694
Title
Emerging Nonlinear Optical Fibers: Revised Fundamentals, Fabrication and Access to Extreme Nonlinearity
Author
Monro, Tanya M. ; Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Heike ; Zhang, Wen Qi ; Vahid, Shahraam Afshar
Author_Institution
Centre of Expertise in Photonics, Univ. of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Volume
45
Issue
11
fYear
2009
Firstpage
1357
Lastpage
1364
Abstract
We review the properties of conventional and emerging nonlinear fibers. More specifically, we describe advances in soft glass microstructured fibers, including fabrication, the demonstration of extreme nonlinearity and a generalisation of the underpinning nonlinear theory.
Keywords
crystal microstructure; nonlinear optics; optical fibre theory; extreme nonlinearity; nonlinear optical fibers; soft glass microstructured fibers; underpinning nonlinear theory; Glass; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber theory; Optical fibers; Photonic crystal fibers; Silicon compounds; Ultraviolet sources; Kerr nonlinearity; microstructured optical fiber; nanowire; soft glass;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.2009.2031600
Filename
5290267
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