Quasi-phase-matched modulation instability in periodically birefringent fibers

Author

Murdoch, S.G. ; Leonhardt, Rainer ; Harvey, J.D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Auckland Univ., New Zealand

fYear

1996

fDate

7-7 June 1996

Firstpage

37

Lastpage

38

Abstract

Summary form only given. In the normal dispersion regime, two forms of modulation instability have been observed when birefringent singlemode fibers are subjected to intense pump pulses. These instabilities are the cross phase or XPMI process and the coherent or PMI process. We report here a simple method for varying the frequency of the induced modulation, by using a winding geometry in which the birefringence of the fiber varies periodically along the fiber.

Keywords

birefringence; geometry; modulational instability; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre testing; optical pumping; stability; windings; PMI process; XPMI process; birefringent singlemode fibers; cross phase; induced modulation; instabilities; intense pump pulses; normal dispersion regime; periodically birefringent fibers; quasi-phase-matched modulation instability; winding geometry; Birefringence; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Intensity modulation; Laser modes; Mirrors; Optimized production technology; Pulse modulation; Reflectivity; Wounds;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1996. QELS '96., Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-444-0

Type

conf

Filename

865543