• DocumentCode
    2943275
  • Title

    Comparison of nonlinear coefficient of optical fibers at 1550 nm

  • Author

    Silva, Valeria L da ; Liu, Yanming ; Antos, A.J. ; Berkey, G.E. ; Newhouse, M.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Sci. & Technol. Div., Corning Inc., Sullivan Park, NY, USA
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    25 Feb.-1 March 1996
  • Firstpage
    202
  • Lastpage
    203
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. In this paper we report on measurements of the nonlinear coefficient (nonlinear refractive index/effective area) of different fibers of interest in transmission systems at 1550 nm: large-effective area fiber dispersion-shifted fiber (LEAF), dispersion-compensation fiber (DCF), and standard dispersion fibers.
  • Keywords
    compensation; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre testing; refractive index; 1550 nm; LEAF; dispersion-compensation fiber; effective area; large-effective area fiber dispersion-shifted fiber; nonlinear coefficient; nonlinear refractive index; optical fibers; standard dispersion fibers; transmission systems; Brillouin scattering; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Scanning probe microscopy; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications, 1996. OFC '96
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-422-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.1996.908226
  • Filename
    908226