Even harmonic pulse train generation by cross-polarization-modulation seeded instability in optical fibers

被引:17
作者
Fatome, Julien [1 ]
El-Mansouri, Ibrahim [1 ]
Blanchet, Jean-Luc [1 ]
Pitois, Stephane [1 ]
Millot, Guy [1 ]
Trillo, Stefano [2 ]
Wabnitz, Stefan [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bourgogne, CNRS, UMR 6303, Lab Interdisciplinaire Carnot Bourgogne, F-21078 Dijon, France
[2] Univ Ferrara, Dipartimento Ingn, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy
[3] Univ Brescia, Dept Informat Engn, I-25123 Brescia, Italy
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10.1364/JOSAB.30.000099
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We show that, by properly adjusting the relative state of polarization of the pump and of a weak modulation, with a frequency such that at least one of its even harmonics falls within the band of modulation instability, one obtains a fully modulated wave at the second or higher even harmonic of the initial modulation. An application of this principle to the generation of an 80 GHz optical pulse train with high extinction ratio from a 40 GHz weakly modulated pump is experimentally demonstrated using a nonzero dispersion-shifted fiber in the telecom C band. (C) 2012 Optical Society of America
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页码:99 / 106
页数:8
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