%0 Journal Article %1 Finazzi:03 %A Finazzi, Vittoria %A Monro, Tanya M. %A Richardson, David J. %D 2003 %I OSA %J J. Opt. Soc. Am. B %K confinement-loss fiber fibre nonlinear silica small-core %N 7 %P 1427--1436 %T Small-core silica holey fibers: nonlinearity and confinement loss trade-offs %U http://josab.osa.org/abstract.cfm?URI=josab-20-7-1427 %V 20 %X Holey fibers with small-core dimensions relative to the optical wavelength and large air-filling fractions offer tight mode confinement and are therefore attractive for highly nonlinear fiber applications. We investigated the role of confinement loss in these small-core fibers to optimize the design of practical highly nonlinear fibers. We found that silica holey fibers can exhibit effective nonlinearities as great as 52 W−1 km−1 and that the confinement loss can be less than the losses of standard fiber types. We show that the dispersive properties of some of the designs are suitable for a range of device applications.

@article{Finazzi:03, abstract = {Holey fibers with small-core dimensions relative to the optical wavelength and large air-filling fractions offer tight mode confinement and are therefore attractive for highly nonlinear fiber applications. We investigated the role of confinement loss in these small-core fibers to optimize the design of practical highly nonlinear fibers. We found that silica holey fibers can exhibit effective nonlinearities as great as 52 W−1 km−1 and that the confinement loss can be less than the losses of standard fiber types. We show that the dispersive properties of some of the designs are suitable for a range of device applications.}, added-at = {2009-05-16T09:32:01.000+0200}, author = {Finazzi, Vittoria and Monro, Tanya M. and Richardson, David J.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/272e580c7fb97859f40cad547fda67315/krisrowland}, description = {Optics InfoBase - Small-core silica holey fibers: nonlinearity and confinement loss trade-offs}, interhash = {7f07802255869c7b98147fd7fe519f84}, intrahash = {72e580c7fb97859f40cad547fda67315}, journal = {J. Opt. Soc. Am. B}, keywords = {confinement-loss fiber fibre nonlinear silica small-core}, number = 7, pages = {1427--1436}, publisher = {OSA}, timestamp = {2009-05-16T09:32:01.000+0200}, title = {Small-core silica holey fibers: nonlinearity and confinement loss trade-offs}, url = {http://josab.osa.org/abstract.cfm?URI=josab-20-7-1427}, volume = 20, year = 2003 }