Title :
Demonstration of broadband inter-modal four-wave mixing in graded-index few-mode fibers
Author :
Essiambre, R. ; Mestre, M.A. ; Ryf, R. ; Gnauck, A.H. ; Tkach, R.W. ; Chraplyvy, A.R. ; Yi Sun ; Xilin Jiang ; Lingle, Robert
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate broadband four-wave mixing (FWM) between two spatial modes of a 5-km-long few-mode fiber. We show that, in contrast to FWM in single-mode fibers, inter-modal FWM (IM-FWM) can be better phase matched for waves well separated in frequency (a few THz) than when they are closely spaced (tens of GHz).
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical fibres; IM-FWM; broadband intermodal four-wave mixing demonstration; graded-index few-mode fibers; intermodal FWM; phase matching; single-mode fibers; spatial modes; Crosstalk; Four-wave mixing; Optical frequency conversion; Optical mixing; Probes; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
