Pulse-shape dependent time averaging effects in interferometric nonlinear phase shift measurements

    Authors

    D. Y. Kim;G. I. Stegeman

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Nonlinear Opt. Phys. Mater.

    Keywords

    WAVE-GUIDES; Optics; Physics, Applied

    Abstract

    When optical pulses of temporal width less than or comparable to a detector's response time are used to interferometrically measure intensity-dependent phase shifts, it becomes necessary to use time-averaging protocols to deduce the material nonlinearity. Relations between the actual peak nonlinear phase shifts and the measured values are numerically evaluated for Gaussian and sech square pulse shapes. We believe that these results are also very important to understand the pulse break-up effect in Mach-Zehnder type all-optical switching applications.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics & Materials

    Volume

    6

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-1997

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    151

    Last Page

    159

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:A1997XR46500003

    ISSN

    0218-1991

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