Journal article
Intermodal Čerenkov radiation in a higher-order-mode fiber
We demonstrate an intermodal Čerenkov radiation effect in a higher-order-mode (HOM) fiber with a mode crossing (i.e., two guided modes having the same propagation constant at the same wavelength). A frequency-shifted soliton in the vicinity of the mode-crossing wavelength emits a phase-matched dispersive wave in a different propagation mode.
We develop a theoretical explanation for this nonlinear optical effect and demonstrate that the mode crossing in HOM fibers can be utilized to achieve simultaneous wavelength and mode conversion; the strength of this intermodal nonlinear interaction can be tuned by controlled fiber bending.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 2012 |
Pages: | 4410-2 |
ISSN: | 15394794 and 01469592 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1364/OL.37.004410 |