Optimal frequency conversion in the nonlinear stage of modulation instability

Year: 2015

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

Autors Affiliation: Univ Lille, CNRS, PhLAM Phys Lasers Atomes & Mol, UMR 8523, F-59000 Lille, France; Univ Brescia, Dipartimento Ingn Informaz, I-25123 Brescia, Italy; CNR, INO, I-25123 Brescia, Italy; Univ Ferrara, Dipartmento Ingn, I-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

Journal/Review: OPTICS EXPRESS

Volume: 23 (24)      Pages from: 30861  to: 30871

More Information: 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.
KeyWords: 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

Citations: 29
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