Title :
Heavy metal oxide glass holey fibers with high nonlinearity
Author :
Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. ; Petropoulos, P. ; Finazzi, V. ; Asimakis, S. ; Leong, J. ; Koizumi, F. ; Frampton, K. ; Moore, R.C. ; Richardson, D.J. ; Monro, T.M.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectronics Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
We report on the development of small-core high-NA lead silicate and bismuth glass holey fibers. We measured high nonlinearity (1100 W-1 km-1 in bismuth holey fiber) and predicted near-zero or anomalous dispersion at 1550 nm.
Keywords :
bismuth; nonlinear optics; optical fibre dispersion; 1550 nm; anomalous dispersion; bismuth glass holey fibers; heavy metal oxide; near-zero dispersion; nonlinearity; small-core high-NA lead silicate; Bismuth; Fiber nonlinear optics; Glass; Holey fibers; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical refraction; Propagation losses;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192889
