Title :
Highly nonlinear bismuth-oxide-based glass holey fiber
Author :
Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. ; Petropoulos, P. ; Finazzi, V. ; Frampton, K. ; Moore, R.C. ; Richardson, D.J. ; Monro, T.M.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
We report on the fabrication of the first bismuth-oxide-based glass holey fiber. We measured high nonlinearity of /spl gamma/=460 W/sup -1/ km/sup -1/ at 1550 nm. Simulations predict anomalous dispersion at 1550 nm.
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre fabrication; optical glass; optical hole burning; 1550 nm; BiO/sub 2/; anomalous dispersion; glass holey fiber; nonlinear bismuth-oxide;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
