Open AccessTowards efficient and broadband four-wave-mixing using short-length dispersion tailored lead silicate holey fibers
Author(s) -
S. Asimakis,
Periklis Petropoulos,
Francesco Poletti,
J.Y.Y. Leong,
R. C. Moore,
K. Frampton,
Xian Feng,
W.H. Loh,
David J. Richardson
Publication year - 2007
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.15.000596
Subject(s) - materials science , zero dispersion wavelength , optics , wavelength , four wave mixing , dispersion shifted fiber , dispersion (optics) , broadband , optical fiber , energy conversion efficiency , mixing (physics) , photonic crystal fiber , double clad fiber , optoelectronics , nonlinear optics , fiber optic sensor , physics , laser , quantum mechanics
We demonstrate four-wave-mixing based wavelength conversion at 1.55 mum in a 2.2 m-long dispersion-shifted lead-silicate holey fiber. For a pump peak power of ~6 W, a conversion efficiency of -6 dB is achieved over a 3-dB bandwidth of ~30 nm. Numerical simulations are used to predict the performance of the fiber for different experimental conditions and to address the potential of dispersion-tailored lead silicate holey fibers in wavelength conversion applications utilizing four-wave-mixing. It is shown that highly efficient and broadband wavelength conversion, covering the entire C-band, can be achieved for such fibers at reasonable optical pump powers and for fiber lengths as short as ~2 m.