Spatially Resolved Measurements of the Chromatic Dispersion in Fibers

Author

Myslivets, Evgeny ; Radic, Stojan

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA

Volume

33

Issue

3

fYear

2015

fDate

Feb.1, 1 2015

Firstpage

597

Lastpage

608

Abstract

Technique for selective localization of four-photon mixing and its use for physical parameter extraction in fiber is described. The measurement method relies on localized counter-colliding power transfer and was applied to map dispersion and corresponding transverse geometry of different types of optical fibers. The technique is capable of resolving fiber core fluctuations comparable to a single silica molecular diameter.

Keywords

multiphoton processes; multiwave mixing; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre testing; silicon compounds; SiO₂; chromatic dispersion; fiber core fluctuations; four-photon mixing; localized counter-colliding power transfer; physical parameter extraction; selective localization; single silica molecular diameter; spatially resolved measurements; transverse geometry; Gain; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Probes; Dispersion fluctuations; Four wave mixing; dispersion fluctations; four wave mixing (FWM); nonlinear fiber; parametric gain;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2014.2369343

Filename

7000516