COST 241 INTERCOMPARISON OF NONLINEAR REFRACTIVE-INDEX MEASUREMENTS IN DISPERSION SHIFTED OPTICAL FIBERS AT LAMBDA = 1550NM

Authors
FELLEGARA A ARTIGLIA M ANDREASEN SB MELLONI A ESPUNES FP WABNITZ S
Citation
A. Fellegara et al., COST 241 INTERCOMPARISON OF NONLINEAR REFRACTIVE-INDEX MEASUREMENTS IN DISPERSION SHIFTED OPTICAL FIBERS AT LAMBDA = 1550NM, Electronics Letters, 33(13), 1997, pp. 1168-1170
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Electronics Letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00135194
Volume
33
Issue
13
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1168 - 1170
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(1997)33:13<1168:C2IONR>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
COST 241 measurements of the nonlinear refractive index, n(2), exhibit a large scatter depending on the specific measurement technique. This is largely due to the electrostrictive contribution to the Kerr nonli nearity, as is revealed by the resonant behaviour of n(2) (with peak v alues up to 3.9 10(-20) m(2) W-1) observed with signal modulation freq uencies in the 0.1-1 GHz range.