title: Polarization mode dispersion and vectorial modulational instability in air-silica microstructure fiber.
abstract: The birefringence of an air-silica microstructure fiber has been studied by measurement of the fiber polarization mode dispersion (PMD) over the wavelength range 545-640 nm. The experimental results are shown to be in good agreement with vectorial numerical calculations, assuming an elliptical core with an eccentricity of 7%. We also report controlled experiments studying nonlinear vectorial modulation instability in the fiber, yielding 3.9-THz modulational instability sideband shifts that are in good agreement with theoretical predictions based on the calculated fiber dispersion and PMD characteristics.
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Millot
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sauter
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dudley
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Provino
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Windeler