Title :
Four-Wave Mixing in Nonlinear Fiber With Two Intracavity Frequency-Shifted Laser Pumps
Author :
Krupa, Katarzyna ; Bettenzana, Michela ; Tonello, Alessandro ; Modotto, Daniele ; Manili, Gabriele ; Couderc, Vincent ; Bin, Philippe Di ; Wabnitz, Stefan ; Barthélémy, Alain
Author_Institution :
XLIM, Univ. de Limoges, Limoges, France
Abstract :
We experimentally study Bragg-type four-wave mixing frequency conversion in highly nonlinear fibers by using two independent frequency-shifted-feedback lasers. We obtain frequency conversion with partial coherent pumps when both lasers operate in the continuous-wave regime. Our experimental results compare well with numerical simulations, which take into account partial coherence of the two pumps.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; fibre lasers; frequency convertors; multiwave mixing; optical pumping; Bragg type four wave mixing frequency conversion; nonlinear fiber; partial coherent pumps; two independent frequency shifted feedback lasers; two intracavity frequency shifted laser pumps; Fiber lasers; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Pump lasers; Fibers; four-wave mixing (FWM); frequency conversion; nonlinear optics; parametric processes;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2011.2176328
