Title :
Recent advances in highly nonlinear fiber
Author_Institution :
Sumitomo Electr. Ind. Ltd., Yokohama
Abstract :
Recent advances on silica-based highly nonlinear fibers of their ultra uniform longitudinal chromatic dispersion uniformity are described. Practical applications utilizing these fibers such as enhanced wavelength conversion efficiency and supercontinuum generation are demonstrated.
Keywords :
optical fibre dispersion; optical wavelength conversion; silicon compounds; supercontinuum generation; highly nonlinear fibers; longitudinal chromatic dispersion uniformity; supercontinuum generation; wavelength conversion efficiency; Bandwidth; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical mixing; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Supercontinuum generation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topicals Meeting Series, 2009
Conference_Location :
Innsbruck
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2610-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2611-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771749
