Title :
Emerging Nonlinear Optical Fibers: Revised Fundamentals, Fabrication and Access to Extreme Nonlinearity
Author :
Monro, Tanya M. ; Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Heike ; Zhang, Wen Qi ; Vahid, Shahraam Afshar
Author_Institution :
Centre of Expertise in Photonics, Univ. of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Abstract :
We review the properties of conventional and emerging nonlinear fibers. More specifically, we describe advances in soft glass microstructured fibers, including fabrication, the demonstration of extreme nonlinearity and a generalisation of the underpinning nonlinear theory.
Keywords :
crystal microstructure; nonlinear optics; optical fibre theory; extreme nonlinearity; nonlinear optical fibers; soft glass microstructured fibers; underpinning nonlinear theory; Glass; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber theory; Optical fibers; Photonic crystal fibers; Silicon compounds; Ultraviolet sources; Kerr nonlinearity; microstructured optical fiber; nanowire; soft glass;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.2009.2031600
