Claudio Vinegoni, Ph.D. | Measurements of the nonlinear coefficient of standard SMF, DSF, and DCF fibers using a self-aligned interferometer and a Faraday mirror

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Measurements of the nonlinear coefficient of standard SMF, DSF, and DCF fibers using a self-aligned interferometer and a Faraday mirror

Vinegoni^#, C., Wegmuller, M., and Gisin, N.

Ieee Photonics Technology Letters 2001

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Using a method based on the detection of the Kerr phase shift by a self-aligned interferometer, we present measurements of the nonlinear coefficient n(2)/A(eff) for standard single-mode fiber (SMF), dispersion-shifted fibers, and dispersion compensating fibers. The presence of a Faraday, mirror in the interferometer makes the setup very robust, and different test fibers can be measured without any further readjustments. Interlaboratory comparisons show that the values found with our method are in good agreement with the other ones. Further, analysis of a SMF fiber with large chromatic dispersion shows a good reproducibility of the n(2)/A(eff) measurements as a function of fiber length.
@article{2001-PTL-1, author= {Vinegoni<sup>#</sup>, C. and Wegmuller, M. and Gisin, N.}, title= {Measurements of the nonlinear coefficient of standard SMF, DSF, and DCF fibers using a self-aligned interferometer and a Faraday mirror}, journal= {Ieee Photonics Technology Letters}, alternatejournal = {IEEE P.T.L.}, year = {2001}, volume = {13}, number = {12}, pages = {1337-1339}, issn = {1041-1135}, doi = {10.1109/68.969900}, }
10.1109/68.969900

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"Using a method based on the detection of the Kerr phase shift by a self-aligned interferometer, we present measurements of the nonlinear coefficient n(2)/A(eff) for standard single-mode fiber (SMF), dispersion-shifted fibers, and dispersion compensating fibers. The presence of a Faraday, mirror in the interferometer makes the setup very robust, and different test fibers can be measured without any further readjustments. Interlaboratory comparisons show that the values found with our method are in good agreement with the other ones. Further, analysis of a SMF fiber with large chromatic dispersion shows a good reproducibility of the n(2)/A(eff) measurements as a function of fiber length."

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Vinegoni^#, C., Wegmuller, M., & Gisin, N. (2001). Measurements of the nonlinear coefficient of standard SMF, DSF, and DCF fibers using a self-aligned interferometer and a Faraday mirror. Ieee Photonics Technology Letters, 13(12), 1337–1339. https://doi.org/10.1109/68.969900