Title :
Tuning (multiplying) the channel density of optical frequency combs by cross-phase-modulation in fibers
Author_Institution :
Energie. Materiaux et Telecommun., INRS, Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
In this paper, it is demonstrated that spectral-domain Talbot effects can be induced on frequency combs by in-fiber cross-phase-modulation with a Gaussian pump pulse. The comb free-spectral-range can be reduced (by any integer factor) by simply adjusting the pump peak power.
Keywords :
Talbot effect; numerical analysis; optical fibres; optical modulation; optical pumping; optical tuning; phase modulation; Gaussian pump pulse; channel density tuning; in-fiber cross-phase-modulation; numerical analysis; optical frequency combs; spectral-domain Talbot effects; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Optical tuning; Probes; Resonance; Talbot effect;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549130
