Measurement of the nonlinear optical response of optical fiber materials by use of spectrally resolved two-beam coupling
- 15 August 1999
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 24 (16) , 1103-1105
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.24.001103
Abstract
We present measurements of the femtosecond nonlinear response of fiber waveguide materials, obtained with spectrally resolved two-beam coupling. This simple but sensitive technique provides all the parameters that characterize the third-order nonlinear optical response, including the dynamics. Measurements are made with nanojoule-energy pulses from a mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser and a few millimeters of waveguide preform, without the need for drawing fiber.Keywords
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