Title :
Emerging nonlinear optical fibers: Fabrication and access to new properties
Author :
Monro, T.M. ; Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. ; Zhang, W.Q. ; Afshar, V. Shahraam
Author_Institution :
Centre of Expertise in Photonics, Univ. of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA
Abstract :
We review the properties and limitations of conventional and emerging nonlinear fibers. We describe advances in soft glass microstructured fibers, including fabrication, the demonstration of extreme nonlinearity and a generalisation of the underpinning nonlinear theory.
Keywords :
nanowires; nonlinear optics; optical fibre fabrication; extreme nonlinearity; fiber fabrication; nanowire-scale cores; nonlinear optical fibers; soft glass microstructured fibers; Glass; Nanowires; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber theory; Optical fibers; Preforms; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topicals Meeting Series, 2009
Conference_Location :
Innsbruck
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2610-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2611-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771747
