Title :
Effect of core size on nonlinear transmission in silicon optical fibers
Author :
Mehta, P. ; Healy, N. ; Day, T.D. ; Sazio, P.J.A. ; Badding, J.V. ; Peacock, A.C.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
The nonlinear transmission properties of two hydrogenated amorphous silicon fibers with core diameters of 5.7μm and 1.7μm are characterized. The measured Kerr nonlinearity, two-photon absorption and free-carrier parameters will be discussed in relation to device performance.
Keywords :
amorphous semiconductors; optical Kerr effect; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre fabrication; silicon; two-photon processes; Kerr nonlinearity; core size; device performance; free-carrier parameters; hydrogenated amorphous silicon fibers; nonlinear transmission; silicon optical fibers; size 1.7 mum; size 5.7 mum; two-photon absorption; Absorption; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
