Silica-based highly nonlinear fiber as platform for optical processings

Abstract

Recent progresses on optical characteristics of silica-based highly-nonlinear fibers (HNLFs), such as dispersion unifomization of longitudinal zero-dispersion wavelength and tailoring higher-order chromatic dispersions are reported. Applications using evolved HNLFs such as broad or selective FWM-based wavelength conversions and supercontinuum generation are also demonstrated.