Title :
Fabrication of non-linear single-mode optical fibres from soft glasses with large differences in thermal expansion
Author :
Schallen, E. ; Gallego, P. ; Mears, R.J. ; Payne, F.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Cambridge Univ., UK
Abstract :
The authors present results from an investigation of the fabrication of soft-glass fibres. They characterise the nonlinear optical properties of these fibres such as soliton propagation, stimulated Raman effects, pulse compression and Kerr effects
Keywords :
optical Kerr effect; optical fibres; optical workshop techniques; solitons; stimulated Raman scattering; Kerr effects; nonlinear optical properties; pulse compression; single-mode optical fibres; soft glasses; soft-glass fibres; soliton propagation; stimulated Raman effects; thermal expansion;
Conference_Titel :
Non-Linear Optical Waveguides, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
