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Fabrication and Characterization of Disordered Polymer Optical Fibers for Transverse Anderson Localization of Light
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Accurate Measurements of the Zero-Dispersion Wavelength in Optical Fibers
S E Mechels1, J B Schlager1, D L Franzen1
1National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO 80303-3328.
Abstract:
We have developed a frequency-domain phase shift system for measuring the zero-dispersion wavelength and the dispersion slope of single-mode optical fibers. A differential phase shift method and nonlinear four-wave mixing technique were also investigated. The frequency-domain phase shift method is used to produce Standard Reference Materials that have their zero-dispersion wavelengths characterized with an expanded uncertainty (k = 2) of ± 0.060 nm.

