• DocumentCode
    444456
  • Title

    Tuning (multiplying) the channel density of optical frequency combs by cross-phase-modulation in fibers

  • Author

    Azana, Jose

  • Author_Institution
    Energie. Materiaux et Telecommun., INRS, Montreal, Que., Canada
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    1355
  • Abstract
    In this paper, it is demonstrated that spectral-domain Talbot effects can be induced on frequency combs by in-fiber cross-phase-modulation with a Gaussian pump pulse. The comb free-spectral-range can be reduced (by any integer factor) by simply adjusting the pump peak power.
  • Keywords
    Talbot effect; numerical analysis; optical fibres; optical modulation; optical pumping; optical tuning; phase modulation; Gaussian pump pulse; channel density tuning; in-fiber cross-phase-modulation; numerical analysis; optical frequency combs; spectral-domain Talbot effects; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Optical tuning; Probes; Resonance; Talbot effect;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1549130
  • Filename
    1549130