Title :
Resonances of the nonlinear refractive index of optical fibers
Author :
Melloni, A. ; Martinelli, Mario ; Fellegara, A.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. Elettronica e Inf., Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In this paper we report the frequency behavior of the nonlinear refractive index of optical fibers for telecommunications, accurately measured through a polarization-insensitive cross-phase modulation technique. The experimental setup is shown. The sinusoidally intensity modulated pump and the probe copropagate in the fiber under test and the phase shift induced by the pump on the probe is measured by an interferometric technique.
Keywords :
light interferometry; nonlinear optics; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical modulation; optical pumping; phase modulation; refractive index measurement; accurately measured; fiber under test; frequency behavior; interferometric technique; light interferometry; nonlinear refractive index; optical fibre measurements; optical fibre nonlinear refractive index resonances; phase shift; polarization-insensitive cross-phase modulation technique; pump/probe copropagation; sinusoidally intensity modulated pump; telecommunications; Frequency measurement; Intensity modulation; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Phase modulation; Probes; Refractive index; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 1998. OFC '98., Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-521-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1998.657371
