DocumentCode
1134082
Title
Intensity effects on the stimulated four photon spectra generated by picosecond pulses in optical fibers
Author
Baldeck, Patrice L. ; Alfano, Robert R.
Author_Institution
The City College of The City Univ. of New York, New York, NY, USA
Volume
5
Issue
12
fYear
1987
fDate
12/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1712
Lastpage
1715
Abstract
The intensity dependence of stimulated four photon mixing (SFPM) spectra generated in 15 m of a 4-mode optical fiber by 25- ps pulses has been investigated. Despite the shortness of pulses, the SFPM conversion was highly efficient due to the intrinsic phase matching condition. In addition to usual features of SFPM spectra generated by nanosecond pump pulses, picosecond SFPM spectra were broadened by self phase modulation (SPM) and cross phase modulation (XPM). At the highest pump powers, intensity saturated frequency continua, arising from the combined effects of SFPM, stimulated Raman scattering (SRS), SPM, and XPM were generated all over the visible spectrum.
Keywords
Optical fiber transient propagation; Optical mixers; Optical parametric amplifiers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical frequency conversion; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Phase modulation; Pulse modulation; Raman scattering; Scanning probe microscopy;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JLT.1987.1075465
Filename
1075465
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