Title :
Enhancement of nonlinear effect in tellurite photonic crystal fibre realized by amplification with Er3+
Author :
Aozasa, S. ; Mori, A. ; Kato, M. ; Oikawa, K. ; Yamada, M. ; Naganuma, K. ; Ono, H.
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Lab., NTT Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
We confirmed that amplification employing Er3+ enhances the nonlinear effect of tellurite photonic crystal fibre, and demonstrated the possibility of highly efficient wavelength conversion with a short fibre length.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical wavelength conversion; photonic crystals; tellurium compounds; Er3+ amplification; TeO2:Er3+; nonlinear effect; tellurite photonic crystal fibre; wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1