Simultaneous observation of multiple four-wave mixing processes in the phase-matched and non-phase-matched regimes

Author

Schroeder, Jochen ; Coen, Stéphane ; Vanholsbeeck, Frédérique ; Boucon, Anne ; Sylvestre, Thibaut

Author_Institution

Auckland Univ., Auckland

fYear

2007

fDate

17-22 June 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

In this paper, we observe simultaneously three different FWM processes involving various types of phase-matching due to the dispersion properties of a new 3.1 km-long dispersion shifted fiber. The fiber has a zero-dispersion wavelength (ZDW) of 1549 nm and is pumped by a 1.3 W continuous-wave (CW) Raman fiber laser (RFL) as well as a 500 mW CW erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL). The EDFL is tunable across the ZDW from 1530 to 1565 nm and also generates a broad incoherent component due to amplified stimulated emission (ASE).

Keywords

Raman lasers; erbium; fibre lasers; laser tuning; multiwave mixing; optical fibre dispersion; optical phase matching; stimulated emission; ASE; JkJk:Er; amplified stimulated emission; broad incoherent component; continuous-wave Raman fiber laser; erbium-doped fiber laser; multiple four-wave mixing; nonphase-matched process; phase-matched process; power 1.3 W; power 500 mW; size 3.1 km; tunable EDFL; wavelength 1530 nm to 1565 nm; zero-dispersion wavelength; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Four-wave mixing; Frequency conversion; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical frequency conversion; Physics; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Supercontinuum generation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0931-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0931-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386119

Filename

4386119