Efficient modulation frequency doubling by induced modulation instability

Year: 2010

Authors: Wabnitz S., Akhmediev N.

Autors Affiliation: Dipartimento di Elettronica per l\’Automazione, Università di Brescia, Via Branze 38, 25123 Brescia, Italy; Optical Sciences Group, Research School of Physics and Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia

Abstract: We show that inducing modulation instability with a weak modulation whose frequency is such that its second harmonic falls within the band of instability may lead to asynchronous Fermi-Pasta-Ulam recurrence and efficient transfer of power from the pump into the second harmonic of the modulation, resulting in a periodic modulation at the second harmonic with extinction ratios in excess of 30 dB.

Journal/Review: OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS

Volume: 283 (6)      Pages from: 1152  to: 1154

More Information: The work of NA is supported by the Australian Research Council (Discovery Project scheme DP0985394).
KeyWords: Extinction ratios; Induced modulation instability; Modulation frequencies; Modulation instabilities; Periodic modulation; Second harmonics, Harmonic analysis, Modulation
DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2009.11.030

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