Optical parametric oscillator based on four-wave mixing in microstructure fiber
- 1 October 2002
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 27 (19) , 1675-1677
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.27.001675
Abstract
We demonstrate, for the first time to our knowledge, optical parametric oscillation based on four-wave mixing in microstructure fiber. The measured wavelength-tunability range of the device (40 nm) and the threshold-pump peak power (34.4 W) are in good agreement with the theory of four-wave mixing in optical fibers. The ellipticity of the fiber’s polarization modes allows the device to be implemented in a relatively simple Fabry–Perot configuration. Spectral peaks that are due to cascaded-mixing processes are easily observed in our setup, which may provide a way to extend the tunability range of existing high-power lasers.Keywords
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