Ultralow chromatic dispersion measurement of optical fibers with a tunable fiber laser

被引：21
作者：
Auguie, B.
Mussot, A.
Boucon, A.
Lantz, E.
Sylvestre, T.
机构：
[1] Univ Franche Comte, Dept Opt PM Duffieux, Inst FEMTOST, CNRS,UMR 6174, F-25030 Besancon, France
[2] Univ Franche Comte, Dept Opt PM Duffieux, Inst FEMTOST, CNRS,UMR 6174, F-25030 Besancon, France
来源：
IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS | 2006年 / 18卷 / 17-20期
关键词：
chromatic dispersion; dispersive waves (DWs); four-wave mixing (FWM); modulation instability (MI); optical fibers;
D O I：
10.1109/LPT.2006.881148
中图分类号：
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号：
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要：
We describe a novel convenient technique to allow for the accurate measurement of the dispersion coefficients till fourth-order in the zero-dispersion wavelength region of single-mode optical fibers. The proposed method is based on a careful spectral analysis of modulation instability occurring in both normal and anomalous dispersion regime and the associated dispersive waves emitted by soliton fission. It simply requires a high-power tunable continuous-wave fiber laser and an optical spectrum analyzer and is able to retrieve both the sign and magnitude of dispersion coefficients with enhanced precision.
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页码：1825 / 1827
页数：3
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