Title :
Measurement of n2 and two-photon absorption in As2Se3 chalcogenide single-mode fibre
Author :
Nguyen, Hong C. ; Finsterbusch, Klaus ; Moss, David J. ; Eggleton, Benjamin J.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst., Sydney Univ., Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
We present wavelength-dependent measurements of n2 and two photon absorption, characterising the nonlinear figure of merit (FOM = n2 / beta lambda) in a highly nonlinear As2Se3 chalcogenide single mode fiber, from 1415 nm to 1554 nm.
Keywords :
arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; high-speed optical techniques; optical Kerr effect; optical fibre dispersion; optical glass; self-phase modulation; spectral line broadening; two-photon spectra; As2Se3; chalcogenide glass single-mode fibre; n2 measurement; nonlinear Kerr coefficient dispersion; nonlinear figure of merit; picosecond optical pulses; self-phase modulation induced spectral broadening; two-photon absorption; wavelength 1415 nm to 1554 nm; Absorption; Fiber nonlinear optics; Glass; Nonlinear optical devices; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519313
