title: Measurement of anomalous dispersion in microstructured fibers using spectral modulation.
abstract: We report on a simple technique to measure the anomalous dispersion of small-core microstructured fibers using short optical pulses. The method relies on the spectral modulation resulting from the evolution of the input pulse into a propagating soliton wave. The technique allows for a direct measurement of the dispersion at the desired wavelength from a single pulse. The measurement error is estimated to be less than 10%.
authors.forename: Goëry
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Genty
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ludvigsen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaivola
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hansen