NONLINEAR REFRACTIVE-INDEX MEASUREMENT IN CHALCOGENIDE-GLASS FIBERS BY SELF-PHASE MODULATION

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ASOBE, M
SUZUKI, K
KANAMORI, T
KUBODERA, K
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[1] NTT Opto-Electronics Laboratories, Atsugi, Kanagawa, 243-01 Japan
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10.1063/1.107388
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Nonlinear refractive index (n2) of chalcogenide-glass (As2S3) fibers has been evaluated for the first time from spectral broadening due to self-phase modulation. The obtained value of n2 was 1.7 X 10(-14) (cm2/W) which is two orders of magnitude higher than the value with silica-glass fiber. This large n2 value is useful in reducing switching power and size when fiber is used for all-optical switches.
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