Nonlinear optics in polymer optical fibers

Dennis W. Garvey; Mark G. Kuzyk

doi:10.1117/12.368283

11 October 1999 Nonlinear optics in polymer optical fibers

Dennis W. Garvey, Mark G. Kuzyk

Proceedings Volume 3796, Organic Nonlinear Optical Materials; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.368283
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1999, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

We report on a method developed for characterization the third order optical nonlinearity of singlemode polymer optical fiber. The Sagnac homodyning method yields values for both the real and imaginary components of (chi) ⁽³) from a single measurement. The method also allows for the separation of the effects due to nonlinear mechanisms having response times on the order of milliseconds or slower. The 10micrometers core of the characterized fiber was doped with 0.15 percent by weight of the squaraine HSQ. The real component of the nonlinearity was determined to be Re((chi) ⁽³) equals -9.8 +/- 2.5 X 10^-12 esu, and the imaginary component Im((chi) ⁽³) equals 5.5 +/- 0.3 X 10^-12 esu.

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Dennis W. Garvey and Mark G. Kuzyk "Nonlinear optics in polymer optical fibers", Proc. SPIE 3796, Organic Nonlinear Optical Materials, (11 October 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.368283

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