Direct measurement of intermodal nonlinear coefficient with continuous-wave lasers

Xiaoshan Huang; Zhijie Deng; Gai Zhou; Jilong Li; Meng Xiang; Di Lin; Songnian Fu; Yuwen Qin

doi:10.3788/COL202422.110601

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 22, Issue 11, 110601(2024)

Direct measurement of intermodal nonlinear coefficient with continuous-wave lasers

Xiaoshan Huang¹, Zhijie Deng¹, Gai Zhou^1,2,3, Jilong Li^1,2,3, Meng Xiang^1,2,3, Di Lin^1,2,3, Songnian Fu^1,2,3、*, and Yuwen Qin^1,2,3

Author Affiliations

¹Institute of Advanced Photonics Technology, School of Information Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China

²Key Laboratory of Photonic Technology for Integrated Sensing and Communication, Ministry of Education, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China

³Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Information Photonics Technology, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China

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Xiaoshan Huang, Zhijie Deng, Gai Zhou, Jilong Li, Meng Xiang, Di Lin, Songnian Fu, Yuwen Qin, "Direct measurement of intermodal nonlinear coefficient with continuous-wave lasers," Chin. Opt. Lett. 22, 110601 (2024)

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Paper Information

Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

Received: Nov. 16, 2023

Accepted: May. 24, 2024

Published Online: Nov. 4, 2024

The Author Email: Songnian Fu (songnian@gdut.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/COL202422.110601

CSTR:32184.14.COL202422.110601

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laser devices and laser physics

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