Title :
Ultra highly nonlinear asse chalcogenide holey fiber for nonlinear applications
Author :
Nguyen, T.N. ; Chartier, T. ; Coulombier, Q. ; Houizot, P. ; Brilland, L. ; Smektala, F. ; Troles, J. ; Fortier, C. ; Fatome, J. ; Thual, M.
Author_Institution :
Lab. Foton, Univ. de Rennes 1, Lannion, France
Abstract :
We report the characterizations of an AsSe chalcogenide holey fiber including loss, dispersion, effective area and nonlinear coefficient. The fiber exhibits a record Kerr nonlinearity of 15000 W-1 km-1, which allows great potential for nonlinear applications.
Keywords :
arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; holey fibres; optical Kerr effect; optical fibre losses; AsSe; Kerr nonlinearity; effective area; fiber optic dispersion; holey fiber loss; nonlinear coefficient; ultra highly nonlinear chalcogenide holey fiber; Fiber nonlinear optics; Glass; Holey fibers; Loss measurement; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical wavelength conversion; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
