Width-tunable pulse generation using four-wave mixing in bismuth based highly nonlinear fiber

Khurram Karim Qureshi, Shao Hao Wang, Ping Kong Alexander Wai, Hwa Yaw Tam, Chao Lu, N. Sugimoto

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Abstract

This communication reports a simple configuration for the implementation of a compact and all-fiber based width-tunable pulse generator using four-wave mixing (FWM) effect in only 1.9-m of bismuth oxide based highly nonlinear fiber (Bi-HNLF). The width- tunable pulses are generated at repetition rates of 5 and 10 GHz. In the performed experiment, the pulsewidth of a 5 GHz repetition rate pulse train is tuned from 83 to 23 ps whereas the pulsewidth of a 10 GHz repetition rate pulse train is continuously tuned from 32 to 18 ps. An analytical model is presented for width-tunable pulse generation and the results agree well with the experimental findings. The effects of pump source timing jitter and intensity fluctuation on pulse generation are discussed.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)223-229
Number of pages7
JournalOptics Communications
Volume275
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2007

Keywords

  • Four-wave-mixing (FWM)
  • Nonlinear optics
  • Optical fiber devices

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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