Title :
Efficient four-wave mixing in a ultra-highly nonlinear suspended-core chalcogenide fiber
Author :
Le, S.D. ; Nguyen, D.M. ; Thual, M. ; Bramerie, L. ; Silva, M. Costa e ; Lenglé, K. ; Gay, M. ; Chartier, T. ; Brilland, L. ; Méchin, D. ; Toupin, P. ; Troles, J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Eur. de Bretagne, Rennes, France
Abstract :
We report a chalcogenide suspended-core fiber with a record Kerr-nonlinearity of 46 000 W-1km-1 and attenuation of 0.9 dB/m. Four-wave-mixing efficiencies of -5.6 dB at 10 GHz and -17.5 dB at 42.7 GHz are obtained.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical Kerr effect; four wave mixing; frequency 10 GHz; frequency 42.7 GHz; record Kerr nonlinearity; ultra highly nonlinear suspended core chalcogenide fiber; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
