Publication Date:
2001
abstract:
A surprisingly high fiber optic Kerr coefficient for Amplified Spontaneous Emission has been measured through self-phase modulation. This enhancement originates from the dependence of two-photon absorption rate on the second-order degree of coherence of light.
Iris type:
04.01 Contributo in Atti di convegno
Keywords:
Kerr effect; photon statistics; Amplified Spontaneaous Emission; optical amplification; nonlinear optics in amplified optical signals
List of contributors:
Pietralunga, SILVIA MARIA
Book title:
Proceedings Optical Fiber Communication Conference and International Conference on Quantum Information, 2001