Title :
Using modulation instability to determine the propagation constant in a photonic crystal fibre
Author :
Wong, Gordon K L ; Chen, Andy Y H ; Ha, Sangwoo ; Kruhlak, Robert J. ; Murdoch, Stuart G. ; Leonhardt, Rainer ; Harvey, John D. ; Joly, Nicolas Y. ; Knight, Jonathan C. ; Wadsworth, William J. ; Russell, Philip St J
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Auckland Univ., New Zealand
Abstract :
A novel method is proposed to measure the propagation constant of a photonic crystal fibre. The method makes use of modulation instability generated by pumping around the zero-dispersion wavelength of the fibre.
Keywords :
optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre testing; optical modulation; optical pumping; photonic crystals; modulation instability; optical pumping; photonic crystal fibre; propagation constant; zero-dispersion wavelength;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
