Title :
20-GHz-to-1-THz Repetition Rate Pulse Sources Based on Multiple Four-Wave Mixing in Optical Fibers
Author :
Fatome, Julien ; Pitois, Stéphane ; Millot, Guy
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Phys., Bourgogne Univ., Dijon
Abstract :
In this paper, we theoretically and experimentally study the generation of very high-repetition-rate pulse sources based on multiple four-wave mixing in optical fibers. More precisely, we described the generation of nearly transform-limited pulses at repetition rates of 20, 40, 80, 160, 320, 640 GHz, and 1 THz with a wavelength tunability close to 20 nm around 1555nm. In particular, frequency resolved optical gating analyses show that 170-fs transform-limited pulses have been generated at 1 THz
Keywords :
laser tuning; multiwave mixing; optical fibres; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; 170 fs; 20 GHz to 1 THz; four-wave mixing; frequency resolved optical gating analyses; high-repetition-rate pulse sources; optical fibers; transform-limited pulse generation; wavelength tuning; Fiber nonlinear optics; Four-wave mixing; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Repeaters; Ultrafast optics; Nonlinear optics; optical fiber; pulse generation; ultrafast optics;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.2006.881826
