Title :
Nonlinear optical effects in optical fibers and their applications
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
A silica-glass single-mode fiber is a promising candidate for a practical third-order nonlinear optical material applied to all optical signal processing in future photonic networks. In this talk, we discuss some examples of nonlinear optical devices composed of optical fibers.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical solitons; optical wavelength conversion; self-phase modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; all optical signal processing; nonlinear optical devices; nonlinear optical effects; optical fibers; photonic networks; silica-glass single-mode fiber; third-order nonlinear optical material; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical signal processing; Optical variables control;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967917
