Open AccessEffect of a weak CW trigger on optical rogue waves in the femtosecond supercontinuum generation
Author(s) -
Qian Li,
Xiaoqi Duan
Publication year - 2015
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.23.016364
Subject(s) - supercontinuum , femtosecond , optics , rogue wave , wavelength , coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , optical communication , physics , materials science , optoelectronics , laser , photonic crystal fiber , nonlinear system , quantum mechanics
We numerically study the characteristics of optical rogue waves in the femtosecond supercontinuum (SC) generation and use the CW triggering mechanism to control the SC generation. Detailed simulation results show for the first time that a weak CW trigger can manipulate the behaviors of optical rogue waves in the femtosecond SC regime. For the proposed CW triggering technique which requires only wavelength tuning and is a handy approach for the active control of SC, the resultant spectrum can be greatly broadened, and the noise properties of the SC can be significantly improved in terms of both of the coherence and intensity stability.