Title :
Dynamic control of zero-dispersion wavelength of optical fiber by pumping with LD
Author :
Jeong, Seongmook ; Ju, Seongmin ; Watekar, Pramod R. ; Han, Won-Taek
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Commun., Gwangju Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Gwangju, South Korea
Abstract :
Dynamic control of the zero-dispersion wavelength (lambda0) was demonstrated by pumping with the 976 nm LD into nonlinear optical fiber incorporated with Si nano-crystals. The lambda0 was found to blue-shift with the increase of pumping power.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; nonlinear optics; optical control; optical fibre dispersion; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; silicon; LD; Si; blue shift; dynamic control; nonlinear optical fiber; optical pumping; silicon nanocrystal; wavelength 976 nm; zero-dispersion wavelength; Communication system control; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical control; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical variables control;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, 2009. OECC 2009. 14th
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4102-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4103-7
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2009.5218571
