Title :
Kerr nonlinearity of thulium-doped fiber near 2 μm
Author :
Kharitonov, Svyatoslav ; Billat, Adrien ; Zulliger, Ludovic ; Cordette, Steevy ; Vedadi, Armand ; Bres, Camille-Sophie
Author_Institution :
Photonic Syst. Lab. (PHOSL), Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
The nonlinear coefficient and group velocity dispersion of a thulium-doped fiber near 2μm are evaluated via four-wave mixing. Nonlinearity of thulium-doped fiber can be used for the design of doped-fiber lasers in this spectral region.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; multiwave mixing; optical Kerr effect; optical design techniques; optical fibre dispersion; thulium; Kerr nonlinearity; four-wave mixing; group velocity dispersion; nonlinear coefficient; thulium-doped fiber laser design; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber testing; Optical fiber theory;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
