Title : 
Bismuth-based extra-high nonlinear optical fiber
         
        
            Author : 
Hasegawa, T. ; Nagasima, T. ; Sugimoto, N. ; Kikuchi, K.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We report on a bismuth-based nonlinear optical fiber which has a low propagation loss and fusion splicing loss. The nonlinear coefficient of 1200 W-1 km-1 is measured by the bi-directional four-wave-mixing method.
         
        
            Keywords : 
bismuth; multiwave mixing; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; Bi; bidirectional four-wave-mixing; extra-high nonlinear optical fiber; fusion splicing loss; nonlinear coefficient; propagation loss; Bidirectional control; Fiber nonlinear optics; Glass; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical signal processing; Optical variables control; Propagation losses; Splicing;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
1-55752-795-4
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202379