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Polarization mode dispersion and vectorial modulational instability in air silica microstructure fiber
Alexandre SauterJohn M. DudleyLaurent ProvinoGuy MillotRobert S. Windelersubject
Mode volumeMaterials sciencebusiness.industrySingle-mode optical fiberPhysics::OpticsPolarization-maintaining optical fiber02 engineering and technology01 natural sciencesGraded-index fiberAtomic and Molecular Physics and Optics010309 opticsModulational instability020210 optoelectronics & photonicsZero-dispersion wavelengthOptics0103 physical sciences0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringDispersion-shifted fiberbusinessPhotonic-crystal fiberdescription
The birefringence of an air-silica microstructure fiber has been studied by measurement of the fiber polarization mode dispersion (PMD) over the wavelength range 545-640 nm. The experimental results are shown to be in good agreement with vectorial numerical calculations, assuming an elliptical core with an eccentricity of 7%. We also report controlled experiments studying nonlinear vectorial modulation instability in the fiber, yielding 3.9-THz modulational instability sideband shifts that are in good agreement with theoretical predictions based on the calculated fiber dispersion and PMD characteristics.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-01 |