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
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