Title :
Quasi-phase-matched modulation instability in periodically birefringent fibers
Author :
Murdoch, S.G. ; Leonhardt, Rainer ; Harvey, J.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Auckland Univ., New Zealand
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In the normal dispersion regime, two forms of modulation instability have been observed when birefringent singlemode fibers are subjected to intense pump pulses. These instabilities are the cross phase or XPMI process and the coherent or PMI process. We report here a simple method for varying the frequency of the induced modulation, by using a winding geometry in which the birefringence of the fiber varies periodically along the fiber.
Keywords :
birefringence; geometry; modulational instability; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre testing; optical pumping; stability; windings; PMI process; XPMI process; birefringent singlemode fibers; cross phase; induced modulation; instabilities; intense pump pulses; normal dispersion regime; periodically birefringent fibers; quasi-phase-matched modulation instability; winding geometry; Birefringence; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Intensity modulation; Laser modes; Mirrors; Optimized production technology; Pulse modulation; Reflectivity; Wounds;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1996. QELS '96., Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-444-0
