Title :
Raman suppression in a microstructure fiber with dual laser pumps
Author :
Fan, J. ; Migdall, A.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Technol. Div., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD
Abstract :
Coupling two frequency-conjugate laser pulses into an optical fiber, we observe at the middle frequency either enhanced photon generation via four-wave mixing or suppressed Raman emission depending on the phase difference between the two pumps.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical fibre couplers; optical pumping; Raman suppression; dual laser pumps; enhanced photon generation; four-wave mixing; microstructure fiber; optical fiber; two frequency-conjugate laser pulse coupling; Delay; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Microstructure; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical pulse generation; Optical scattering; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; (190.4380) Nonlinear optics, four wave mixing; (190.5650) Raman effect;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628578