Optical waveguides – Having nonlinear property
Patent
1997-12-11
2000-08-22
Lee, John D.
Optical waveguides
Having nonlinear property
385123, 385 27, 385 37, 359138, 359161, H04J 1408
Patent
active
061084743
ABSTRACT:
In accordance with the invention, an optical pulse compressor comprises a pulse source, a section of nonlinear optical waveguide including a periodic structure, such as a Bragg grating, for providing positive dispersion and a section of linear optical waveguide including a negative dispersion component. The nonlinear waveguide should have a second order index N.sub.2 at least ten times the second order index N.sub.2 ' of the linear waveguide. The nonlinear waveguide is preferably chalcogenide fiber, with a Bragg grating photoinduced into the core. Because the grating is 4-5 orders of magnitude more dispersive than standard optical fiber, the length of the nonlinear waveguide section can be scaled down to a few centimeters with accompanying reduction of deleterious processes. Modeling suggests that compression factors of 5 with an initial 60 ps pulse are achievable with grating lengths of about 20 cm.
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Eggleton Benjamin John
Lenz Gadi
Lee John D.
Lucent Technologies - Inc.
Stahl Michael J.
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