Title :
30-THz span optical frequency comb generation by self-phase modulation in an optical fiber
Author :
Imai, K. ; Kourogi, M. ; Ohtsu, M.
Author_Institution :
Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama, Japan
fDate :
1/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The width of an optical frequency comb (OFC) was increased to 30 THz by using self-phase modulation (SPM) in an optical fiber. This value is 2.7 times larger than the maximum OFC span obtained by the OFC generator alone. We compare the resulting spectrum to numerical simulations to confirm that the SPM and the higher order dispersion of the fiber contribute to broaden the spectral profile
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; fibre lasers; light sources; optical fibre dispersion; optical frequency conversion; optical pulse compression; 30 THz; frequency comb generation; higher order dispersion; numerical simulations; optical fiber; optical frequency comb generation; self-phase modulation; spectral profile broadening; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; Frequency measurement; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical modulation; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulse generation;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
