20-GHz-to-1-THz Repetition Rate Pulse Sources Based on Multiple Four-Wave Mixing in Optical Fibers

Author

Fatome, Julien ; Pitois, Stéphane ; Millot, Guy

Author_Institution

Lab. de Phys., Bourgogne Univ., Dijon

Volume

42

Issue

10

fYear

2006

Firstpage

1038

Lastpage

1046

Abstract

In this paper, we theoretically and experimentally study the generation of very high-repetition-rate pulse sources based on multiple four-wave mixing in optical fibers. More precisely, we described the generation of nearly transform-limited pulses at repetition rates of 20, 40, 80, 160, 320, 640 GHz, and 1 THz with a wavelength tunability close to 20 nm around 1555nm. In particular, frequency resolved optical gating analyses show that 170-fs transform-limited pulses have been generated at 1 THz

Keywords

laser tuning; multiwave mixing; optical fibres; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; 170 fs; 20 GHz to 1 THz; four-wave mixing; frequency resolved optical gating analyses; high-repetition-rate pulse sources; optical fibers; transform-limited pulse generation; wavelength tuning; Fiber nonlinear optics; Four-wave mixing; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Repeaters; Ultrafast optics; Nonlinear optics; optical fiber; pulse generation; ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JQE.2006.881826

Filename

1703695