Title :
SPM-Induced Spectral Broadening in Bismuth-based Photonic Crystal Fiber
Author :
Hasegawa, T. ; Nagashima, T. ; Ohara, S. ; Sugimoto, N.
Author_Institution :
Asahi Glass Co., Yokohama
Abstract :
Self-phase-modulation-induced spectral broadening is observed in an 46 cm-long bismuth-based nonlinear photonic crystal fiber. Numerical consideration of nonlinear pulse propagation verifies that the low dispersion and high nonlinearity are achieved simultaneously.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical modulation; self-phase modulation; spectral line broadening; supercontinuum generation; Bi; nonlinear photonic crystal fiber; nonlinear pulse propagation; self-phase-modulation; spectral broadening; wavelength 46 cm; Fiber nonlinear optics; Glass; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Photonic crystal fibers; Pulse amplifiers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348448
