• DocumentCode
    1301263
  • 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
  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    1/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    54
  • Lastpage
    60
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/3.655007
  • Filename
    655007