Title :
Vector Modulational Instabilities in Photonic Crystal Fiber
Author :
Wong, G.K.L. ; Chen, J.S.Y. ; Murdoch, S.G. ; Kruhlak, R.J. ; Leonhardt, R. ; Harvey, J.D.
Author_Institution :
Physics Department, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
Abstract :
Two forms of vector modulation instability are observed in photonic crystal fiber. The strongly varying dispersion of these fibers result in complicated phasematching curves. We experimentally demonstrate the existence of broad regions of parametric gain.
Keywords :
Birefringence; Frequency; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical propagation; Photonic crystal fibers; Physics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801109
