Title :
Highly-nonlinear bismuth oxide-based glass fibers for all-optical signal processing
Author :
Kikuchi, K. ; Taira, K. ; Sugimoto, N.
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We have developed a highly nonlinear fiber made of the Bi2O3-based glass. From four-wave mixing measurements, the nonlinear coefficient is estimated to be γ = 64.2 W-1 km-1. The propagation loss is less than 0.8 dB/m, and it can be fusion-spliced to SiO2 fibers. These characteristics are very attractive for applications of the Bi-fiber to all-optical signal processing devices.
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; glass fibres; multiwave mixing; optical Kerr effect; optical fibre communication; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; optical glass; optical information processing; wavelength division multiplexing; Bi-fiber; Bi2O3-based glass; SiO2; SiO2 fibers; all-optical signal processing devices; bismuth oxide-based glass fibers; four-wave mixing measurements; fusion-spliced; highly nonlinear fiber; nonlinear coefficient; propagation loss; Bismuth; Fiber nonlinear optics; Four-wave mixing; Glass; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical signal processing; Signal processing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036560
