• DocumentCode
    2006204
  • Title

    Nonlinearity enhancement of filled microstructured fibers operating in the nanowire regime

  • Author

    Rowland, Kris J. ; Afshar, Shahraam V. ; Monro, Tanya M.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Chem. & Phys., Adelaide Univ., SA
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    5-10 March 2006
  • Abstract
    We predict significant enhancement of the effective nonlinear coefficient of soft glass nanowires and nanostructured fibers by surrounding the cores with a nonlinear liquid. Using bismuth nanostructured fibers, gamma as high as 3900 W-1km-1 is possible
  • Keywords
    bismuth compounds; micro-optics; nanotechnology; nanowires; nonlinear optics; optical fibres; optical glass; quantum wires; SiO2:Bi2O3; bismuth fibers; filled microstructured fibers; nanostructured fibers; nanowire regime; nonlinear coefficient; nonlinear liquid; nonlinearity enhancement; soft glass nanowires; Fiber nonlinear optics; Geometry; Glass; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Photonic crystal fibers; Scanning electron microscopy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-803-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2006.215389
  • Filename
    1636419