• DocumentCode
    500174
  • Title

    Experimental confirmation of a generalized definition of the effective nonlinear coefficient in emerging waveguides with subwavelength structures

  • Author

    Shahraam, Afshar V. ; Zhang, Wen Qi ; Monro, Tanya M.

  • Author_Institution
    Centre of Expertise in Photonics, Univ. of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A new vectorially-based definition of effective nonlinear coefficient lambda is presented and its validity is confirmed experimentally using a bismuth suspended-core fiber with the core diameter of 530 nm and measured lambda of 5400plusmn200 W-1 km-1.
  • Keywords
    bismuth; optical Kerr effect; optical fibre fabrication; Bi; Kerr effect; bismuth suspended-core fiber; nonlinear Scherodinger equation; nonlinear coefficient; optical fiber fabrication; size 530 nm; Bismuth; Chemistry; Maxwell equations; Nonlinear equations; Nonlinear optics; Nonuniform electric fields; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Refractive index; Waveguide components; (060.4005); (190.3270) Nonlinear optic, Kerr effect; (190.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225556