Open AccessFour-wave-mixing cascades near the zero-dispersion frequency
Author(s) -
C. J. McKinstrie,
Michael G. Raymer
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.14.009600
Subject(s) - cascade , optics , physics , dispersion (optics) , four wave mixing , mixing (physics) , amplitude , phase (matter) , nonlinear optics , quantum mechanics , chemistry , laser , chromatography
Exact formulas are obtained for the amplitudes of light waves involved in four-wave-mixing cascades near the zero-dispersion frequency of a fiber. The cascade that is initiated by two strong pump waves is phase insensitive, whereas the cascade that is initiated by two strong pump waves and a weak signal wave is phase sensitive. In both cascades, the number of waves that have significant power increases with distance.