Title :
Soliton technique to characterize single-mode fiber dispersion
Author :
Stern, Miklos ; Heritage, Jonathan P. ; Anderson, William T. ; Kilmer, Joyce
Author_Institution :
Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, USA
fDate :
12/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Transmitting subpicosecond pulses at moderate powers over a few meters of fiber creates a notch in the pulses´ power spectra in the vicinity of the fiber´s zero-dispersion wavelength. This is caused by the interaction of nonlinear self-phase modulation and third-order dispersion. This phenomenon can be used to determine the zero-dispersion wavelength of single-mode fibers
Keywords :
optical dispersion; optical fibre testing; optical loss measurement; optical modulation; optical solitons; phase modulation; moderate powers; nonlinear self-phase modulation; optical fibres; power spectra; single-mode fiber dispersion; soliton technique; subpicosecond pulses; third-order dispersion; zero-dispersion wavelength; Length measurement; Nonlinear equations; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical pulses; Phase modulation; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Solitons; Wavelength measurement;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
