Title :
A novel method for measuring longitudinal variations of the zero dispersion wavelength in optical fibers
Author :
Boggio, J. M Chavez ; Tenenbaum, S. ; Marconi, J.D. ; Fragnito, H.L.
Author_Institution :
Optics and Photonics Research Center, Instituto de Fisica `Gleb Wataghin´´ Unicamp, 13083-970, CP 6165 Campinas, SP, Brazil. E-mail: imchavez@ifi.unicamp.br
Abstract :
We report on a fast method based on four-wave-mixing between a tunable-laser and an ASE source for measuring longitudinal variations of the zero-dispersion wavelength in optical fibers. We measure this variation with 0.05nm resolution.
Keywords :
Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Stimulated emission; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4800944
