Title :
Measurement of Fibre Nonlinearity Coefficient with Coherent Heterodyne Detection Technique
Author_Institution :
R&D Laboratories, Japan Telecom Co., Ltd. 1-9-1, Higashishimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-7316, Japan, E-mail: shiro.ryu@japan-telecom.co.jp
Abstract :
Fibre nonlinearity coefficient has successfully been measured by a novel technique. The method is based on high-resolution analysis of a phase-modulated probe signal spectrum through cross-phase modulation using a coherent heterodyne detection technique.
Keywords :
Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Frequency; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Phase modulation; Pump lasers; Scanning probe microscopy; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801195
