Optimal frequency conversion in the nonlinear stage of modulation instability

Anno: 2015

Autori: Bendahmane A., Mussot A., Kudlinski A., Szriftgiser P., Conforti M., Wabnitz S., Trillo, S.

Affiliazione autori: Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8523 – PhLAM – Physique des Lasers Atomes et Molècules, F-59000 Lille, France; Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione, Università degli Studi di Brescia and INO-CNR, via Branze 38, 25123 Brescia, Italy;
Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università di Ferrara, Via Saragat 1, 44122 Ferrara, Italy

Abstract: We investigate multi-wave mixing associated with the strongly pump depleted regime of induced modulation instability (MI) in optical fibers. For a complete transfer of pump power into the sideband modes, we theoretically and experimentally demonstrate that it is necessary to use a much lower seeding modulation frequency than the peak MI gain value. Our experiment shows that, at such optimal modulation frequency, a record 95 % of the output pump power is frequency converted into the comb of sidebands, in good quantitative agreement with analytical predictions based on the simplest exact breather solution of the nonlinear Schrodinger equation. (c) 2015 Optical Society of America

Giornale/Rivista: OPTICS EXPRESS

Volume: 23 (24)      Da Pagina: 30861  A: 30871

Maggiori informazioni: This work was partly supported by the ANR FOPAFE (ANR-12-JS09-0005), TOPWAVE (ANR-13-JS04-0004) and NoAWE (ANR-14-ACHN-0014) projects, by the \”Fonds Europeen de Developpement Economique Regional\”, the Labex CEMPI (ANR-11-LABX-0007) and Equipex FLUX (ANR-11-EQPX-0017) through the \”Programme Investissements d\’Avenir\”. Funding from Italian Ministry of Research (grant PRIN 2012BFNWZ2) is also gratefully acknowledged.
Parole chiavi: Nonlinear equations; Optical fibers, Analytical predictions; Dinger equation; Induced modulation instability; Modulation frequencies; Modulation instabilities; Multi-wave-mixing; Optimal frequency; Quantitative agreement; Modulation
DOI: 10.1364/OE.23.030861

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