Title :
Dispersion in the nonlinear figure of merit of As2Se3 chalcogenide fiber
Author :
Finsterbusch, K. ; Nguyen, H.C. ; Moss, D.J. ; Eggleton, B.J.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
We present the first wavelength-dependent measurements of the nonlinear figure of merit (FOM) in a highly nonlinear As2Se3 chalcogenide fiber, from 1415 nm to 1550 nm. We find that the FOM decreases to below one at 1415 nm.
Keywords :
arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; glass fibres; nonlinear optics; optical fibre dispersion; optical glass; As2Se3; chalcogenide fiber dispersion; chalcogenide glasses; nonlinear FOM; nonlinear figure-of-merit; wavelength 1415 nm to 1550 nm; wavelength-dependent measurement; Wavelength measurement; (060.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (060.4510) Optical communications; (070.4340) Nonlinear optical signal processing; (190.2620) Nonlinear optics fibers; (230.4320) Nonlinear optical devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628332
