Title :
Electrostrictive nonlinearity of optical fiber
Author :
Buckland, Eric L. ; Boyd, Robert W.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt., Rochester Univ., NY, USA
fDate :
25 Feb.-1 March 1996
Abstract :
Analysis of the nonlinear refractive index of optical fibers continues to draw considerable attention. We show that electrostriction has a more general influence on the nonlinear optical response of fibers; in particular we show that electrostriction can contribute an additional 15% above the nonresonant electronic nonlinearity. The influence of electrostriction is confirmed by examining the results of recent XPM experiments which use a harmonically modulated CW pump.
Keywords :
electrostriction; nonlinear optics; optical fibres; optical modulation; refractive index; XPM experiments; electrostriction; electrostrictive nonlinearity; harmonically modulated CW pump; nonlinear optical response; nonlinear refractive index; nonresonant electronic nonlinearity; optical fiber; Acoustic pulses; Electrostriction; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency response; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical solitons; Refractive index; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications, 1996. OFC '96
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-422-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1996.908244
