Title :
Measurement of nonlinear refractive index n/sub 2/ of dispersion compensating fibres
Author :
Gruner-Nielsen, L. ; Boskovic, A. ; Chernikov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Lycom A/S, Brondby, Denmark
Abstract :
A set-up capable of measuring n/sub 2//A/sub eff/ in dispersion compensating fibres (DCF) is demonstrated. We verify that dispersion does not influence the measurements. n/sub 2//A/sub eff/ and A/sub eff/ are measured for various DCFs and n/sub 2/ calculated for each fibre.
Keywords :
compensation; nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre testing; refractive index measurement; dispersion compensating fibres; nonlinear refractive index; optical fiber measurements; refractive index measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1996. ECOC '96. 22nd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Oslo, Norway
Print_ISBN :
82-423-0418-1
