Title :
Tunable coherent IR and FIR sources utilizing modulational instability
Author :
Hasegawa, Akira ; Brinkman, W.F.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
fDate :
7/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new tunable coherent infrared (IR) source is presented. It utilizes the sideband produced by modulational instability of an optical signal in a fiber which results from a combination of anomalous dispersion and the nonlinear Kerr effect. The generated frequency is in proportion to the square root of the optical pump signal. A coherent IR signal is generated by extracting the sideband.
Keywords :
Infrared generation; Optical fiber devices; Amplitude modulation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Finite impulse response filter; Frequency; Kerr effect; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Signal generators;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1980.1070554
