Dispersion-engineered and highly nonlinear microstructured polymer optical fibres

Michael H. Frosz; Kristian Nielsen; Petr Hlubina; Alessio Stefani; Ole Bang

doi:10.1117/12.820640

20 May 2009 Dispersion-engineered and highly nonlinear microstructured polymer optical fibres

Michael H. Frosz, Kristian Nielsen, Petr Hlubina, Alessio Stefani, Ole Bang

Proceedings Volume 7357, Photonic Crystal Fibers III; 735705 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.820640
Event: SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics, 2009, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

We demonstrate dispersion-engineering of microstructured polymer optical fibres (mPOFs) made of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). A significant shift of the total dispersion from the material dispersion is confirmed through measurement of the mPOF dispersion using white-light spectral interferometry. The influence of strong loss peaks on the dispersion (through the Kramers-Kronig relations) is investigated theoretically. It is found that the strong loss peaks of PMMA above 1100 nm can significantly modify the dispersion, while the losses below 1100 nm only modify the dispersion slightly. To increase the nonlinearity of the mPOFs we investigated doping of PMMA with the highly-nonlinear dye Disperse Red 1. Both doping of a PMMA cane and direct doping of a PMMA mPOF was performed.

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Michael H. Frosz, Kristian Nielsen, Petr Hlubina, Alessio Stefani, and Ole Bang "Dispersion-engineered and highly nonlinear microstructured polymer optical fibres", Proc. SPIE 7357, Photonic Crystal Fibers III, 735705 (20 May 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.820640

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