Title :
Zero-dispersion wavelength uniformity and four-wave mixing in optical fiber
Author :
Schlager, J.B. ; Mechels, S.E. ; Franzen, D.L.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
The efficiency of four-wave mixing (FWM) in optical fiber is maximum with optimal phase matching at the zero-dispersion wavelength, but this wavelength can vary along the fiber´s length. In this paper, we describe measurements of partially degenerate four-wave mixing efficiency in a 10 km fiber with varying /spl Lambda//sub o/. In partially degenerate four-wave mixing the pump provides two of the four optical waves at the same optical frequency. The other two waves are the probe and the generated antiStokes light.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre testing; optical pumping; optimisation; 10 km; fiber length; four-wave mixing; generated antiStokes light; optical fiber testing; optical fibre testing; optical frequency; optical waves; optimal phase matching; partially degenerate four-wave mixing efficiency; probe light; zero-dispersion wavelength; zero-dispersion wavelength uniformity; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Four-wave mixing; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Probes; Pump lasers; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3160-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1996.565177
