Title :
Enhanced Four-wave Mixing in Photonic Crystal Fiber: Towards an All-fiber Based OPO
Author :
Cook, K. ; Xiong, C. ; Wadsworth, W.J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Bath, Bath
Abstract :
We demonstrate enhanced four-wave mixing and parametric amplification in photonic crystal fiber using a ring cavity configuration. Nanosecond, near-infrared pulses are amplified to an average power of 31 mW with a conversion efficiency of 15%.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; photonic crystals; all-fiber based OPO; four-wave mixing; parametric amplification; photonic crystal fiber; ring cavity configuration; Band pass filters; Fiber nonlinear optics; Four-wave mixing; Frequency; Laser feedback; Optical mixing; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Photonic crystal fibers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382659
