Title :
Soliton effects in photonic crystal fibres at 850 nm
Author :
Wadsworth, W.J. ; Knight, J.C. ; Ortigosa-Blanch, A. ; Arriaga, J. ; Silvestre, E. ; Russell, P. St J
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Bath Univ., UK
fDate :
1/6/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Soliton effects are observed at 850 nm in a pure silica photonic crystal fibre with group velocity dispersion (GVD) characteristics unattainable in conventional fibre. Zero GVD is obtained at 740 nm
Keywords :
optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; optical solitons; photonic band gap; silicon compounds; 740 nm; 850 nm; SiO2; conventional fibre; group velocity dispersion; photonic crystal fibres; silica photonic crystal fibre; soliton effects; zero group velocity dispersion;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000134
