Title :
Simple method to measure the third-order nonlinear coefficient of optical fibres
Author :
Nguyen, Thanh Nam ; Chartier, Thierry ; Thual, Monique ; Simon, Jean-Claude ; Brilland, Laurent ; Troles, Johann ; Bui, Trung Hieu
Author_Institution :
Lab. Foton, Univ. de Rennes 1, Lannion, France
Abstract :
We report a new method to measure the third order Kerr coefficient of optical fibres. This method is based on the self-phase-modulation-induced spectral broadening of optical pulses.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical variables measurement; self-phase modulation; optical fibres; self-phase-modulation-induced spectral broadening; third order Kerr coefficient; third-order nonlinear coefficient measurement; Fiber lasers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical wavelength conversion; Pulse modulation; Scanning probe microscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
