Optical parametric oscillator based on four-wave mixing in microstructure fiber

被引：100
作者：
Sharping, JE
Fiorentino, M
Kumar, P
Windeler, RS
机构：
[1] Northwestern Univ, Ctr Photon Commun & Comp, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
[2] OFS Labs, Murray Hill, NJ 07974 USA
来源：
OPTICS LETTERS | 2002年 / 27卷 / 19期
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D O I：
10.1364/OL.27.001675
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We demonstrate, for the first time to our knowledge, optical parametric oscillation based on four-wave mixing in microstructure fiber. The measured wavelength-tunability range of the device (40 nm) and the threshold-pump peak power (34.4 W) are in good agreement with the theory of four-wave mixing in optical fibers. The ellipticity of the fiber's polarization modes allows the device to be implemented in a relatively simple Fabry-Perot configuration. Spectral peaks that are due to cascaded-mixing processes are easily observed in our setup, which may provide a way to extend the tunability range of existing high-power lasers. (C) 2002 Optical Society of America.
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页码：1675 / 1677
页数：3
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