320-GHz, 640-GHz and 1-THz femtosecond pulse sources based on multiple four wave mixing in highly non linear optical fibers

Author

Fatome, J. ; Pitois, S. ; Finot, C. ; Millot, G.

Author_Institution

Lab. de Phys., Univ. de Bourgogne, Dijon

fYear

2006

fDate

21-26 May 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

Ultra-high repetition rate, transform-limited femtosecond pulse trains have been generated around 1555 nm at 320 GHz, 640 GHz and 1 THz through the compression of a dual frequency beat-signal in a highly nonlinear optical fiber.

Keywords

multiwave mixing; optical fibre communication; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; optical tuning; dispersion-flat highly nonlinear optical fiber; dual frequency beat-signal compression; frequency 1 THz; frequency 320 GHz; frequency 640 GHz; frequency resolved optical gating analyses; multiple four wave mixing; transform-limited femtosecond pulse trains; tunability; ultrahigh repetition rate sources; Fiber nonlinear optics; Four-wave mixing; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse compression methods; Ultrafast optics; (060.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (190.4380) Nonlinear optics, four-wave mixing; (320.5520) Pulse compression;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627720

Filename

4627720