Title :
Self-phase modulation in perfluorinated polymer-based GI polymer optical fiber with intense femtosecond laser pulse
Author :
Kanai, Makoto ; Obara, Minoru
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Sci. & Technol., Keio Univ., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
The transmission characteristics of a high-peak-power ultrashort pulse through the perfluorinated (PF) polymer-based GI polymer optical fiber (POF) have been evaluated. The nonlinear refractive index of the PF polymer-based POF is estimated. The self phase modulation is experimentally compared to the SiO2 GI fiber. As a result of the optical characteristics of this fiber which exhibit low optical attenuation in the near infrared region, small material dispersion, large core size and flexibility, the PF polymer-based POF has large potential in a high peak power laser pulse delivery system
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical polymers; self-phase modulation; spectral line broadening; 850 nm; high-peak-power pulse; intense femtosecond laser pulse; large core size; low optical attenuation; nonlinear refractive index; perfluorinated polymer-based GI fiber; polymer optical fiber; self-phase modulation; small material dispersion; spectral broadening; transmission characteristics; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical polymers; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Phase modulation; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7105-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2001.968975
