Title :
A single-mode, high index-contrast, lead silicate glass fibre with high nonlinearity, broadband near-zero dispersion at telecommunication wavelengths
Author :
Feng, X. ; Ponzo, G.M. ; Poletti, F. ; Camerlingo, A. ; Parmigiani, F. ; Petrovich, M.N. ; Petropoulos, P. ; White, N.M. ; Loh, W.H. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We report on the design, fabrication and characterization of a single-mode W-type lead-silicate glass fibre with flattened and near-zero dispersion profile at telecom wavelengths and high nonlinearity of 820W-1 km-1 at 1.55μm.
Keywords :
broadband networks; optical fibre communication; broadband near-zero dispersion; near-zero dispersion profile; single-mode W-type lead-silicate glass fibre; telecommunication wavelength; Glass; Indexes; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621359
