Title :
Nonlinear effetcts in dye-doped polymer optical fibres for optical communication
Author :
Barille, R. ; Samoc, A. ; Luther-Davies, Barry ; Samoc, M. ; Nunzi, J.
Author_Institution :
MOLTECH, Univ. d´Angers, Angers, France
Abstract :
We review experimental studies of nonlinear optics in large-core dye doped plastic optical fibres. In particular second-order nonlinearity in all-optical poled optical fiber is promising for application to electro-optic switching, second-harmonic generation, and frequency conversion.
Keywords :
dyes; electro-optical switches; optical fibre communication; optical fibres; optical harmonic generation; optical polymers; polymer fibres; reviews; all-optical poled optical fiber; dye-doped polymer optical fibres; electro-optic switching; frequency conversion; nonlinear optics; second-harmonic generation; second-order nonlinearity;
Conference_Titel :
Fiber Optics and Photonics (PHOTONICS), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chennai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4718-1
