Title :
Highly nonlinear fiber devices for optical networks
Author :
Inoue, T. ; Yagi, T. ; Namiki, S.
Author_Institution :
Furukawa Electr. Co. Ltd., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
Present status of highly-nonlinear fiber (HNLF) devices are reviewed. The characteristics and figures of merit of recently reported HNLFs are summarized. Recent activities of the authors´ group on some applications using HNLF are introduced.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical fibres; figures of merit; highly-nonlinear fiber devices; optical networks; Fiber nonlinear optics; Glass; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical signal processing; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1547926
