PULSE-TRAIN COMPRESSION UP TO TERABIT RATES USING 4-WAVE-MIXING IN BIREFRINGENT FIBER

Authors
STARODUMOV AN
Citation
An. Starodumov, PULSE-TRAIN COMPRESSION UP TO TERABIT RATES USING 4-WAVE-MIXING IN BIREFRINGENT FIBER, Optics communications, 124(3-4), 1996, pp. 365-372
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00304018
Volume
124
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
365 - 372
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(1996)124:3-4<365:PCUTTR>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The nonlinear optical method of pulse train compression up to terahert z repetition rate is described theoretically. Degenerate four-photon m ixing of counterpropagating pulses in birefringent fiber is proposed t o compress pulse train. Analytical expressions of the intensity and pe riod of compressed pulse train are derived. The timing jitter problem and limitations of the efficiency of the four-photon mixing caused by the attendant nonlinear optical effects are discussed.