Title :
Optomechanical nonlinearities in microstructured optical fibres
Author :
Russell, P.St.J. ; Butsch, A. ; Koehler, J.R. ; Noskov, R.E. ; Pang, M.
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck Inst. for the Sci. of Light, Erlangen, Germany
Abstract :
Light-driven mechanical motion or vibration in microstructured glass fibres can result in very large Raman-like optomechanical nonlinearities that may be used, e.g., to modelock fibre ring lasers at a high harmonic of their round-trip frequency.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser mode locking; nonlinear optics; optical fibres; optical glass; optical harmonic generation; ring lasers; stimulated Raman scattering; Raman-like optomechanical nonlinearities; high harmonic generation; light-driven mechanical motion; microstructured glass fibres; microstructured optical fibres; modelock fibre ring lasers; round-trip frequency; vibration; Acoustic waves; Glass; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Photonic crystal fibers; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
