Open AccessModulation instability in amplitude modulated dispersion oscillating fibers
Author(s) -
François Copie,
Alexandre Kudlinski,
Matteo Conforti,
G. Martinelli,
Arnaud Mussot
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.23.003869
Subject(s) - optics , dispersion (optics) , instability , modulation (music) , amplitude , amplitude modulation , phase modulation , physics , self phase modulation , cross phase modulation , zero dispersion wavelength , optical fiber , frequency modulation , dispersion shifted fiber , mechanics , nonlinear optics , acoustics , fiber optic sensor , telecommunications , radio frequency , phase noise , laser , computer science
We investigate theoretically and experimentally the modulation instability process in a dispersion oscillating fiber characterized by an amplitude modulation of its group velocity dispersion. We developed an analytical model that allows us to calculate the parametric gain in these fibers and to predict the position of the quasi-phase matched modulation instability sidelobes. The two fundamental frequencies characterizing the dispersion profile lead to the splitting of the original multiple sidelobes generated in basic sinusoidally varying dispersion oscillating fibers. These theoretical predictions are confirmed by experiments.