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Electrostrictive cross-phase modulation of periodic pulse trains in optical fibers

A. FellegaraStefan Wabnitz

subject

Optical fiberMaterials scienceKerr effectbusiness.industryCross-phase modulationOptical communicationAtomic and Molecular Physics and Opticslaw.inventionPulse (physics)Condensed Matter::Materials ScienceOpticslawModulationPulse wavebusinessRefractive index

description

Electrostriction-induced cross-phase modulation between subsequent bits of a nonreturn-to-zero pulse train in optical fibers leads to nonlinear frequency shifts of opposite sign for the 1’s and the 0’s. Direct experimental measurements of the electrostrictive and Kerr-induced nonlinear phase shift across the bit profiles agree well with the theoretical modeling.

http://hdl.handle.net/11379/5031