• DocumentCode
    1772491
  • Title

    Mid-IR parametric frequency generation in hybrid As2Se3 microwires using normal dispersion modulation instability

  • Author

    Godin, Thomas ; Combes, Yves ; Ahmad, Rabiah ; Rochette, Martin ; Sylvestre, Thibaut ; Dudley, John M.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. FEMTO-ST, Univ. de Franche-Comte, Besancon, France
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report the observation of modulation instability in the mid-infrared by pumping chalcogenide-polymer optical microwires in the normal dispersion regime. Modulation instability is allowed via negative fourth-order dispersion and leads to far-detuned parametric frequency conversion.
  • Keywords
    arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; optical fibre dispersion; optical frequency conversion; optical glass; optical parametric devices; optical polymers; optical pumping; As2Se3; chalcogenide-polymer optical microwire pumping; far-detuned parametric frequency conversion; hybrid As2Se3 microwires; mid-IR parametric frequency generation; negative fourth-order dispersion; normal dispersion modulation instability; normal dispersion regime; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; Modulation; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6990119