Controlling modulation instability using an incoherent low amplitude seed

Thomas Godin; Duc Minh Nguyen; Shanti Toenger; Yves Combes; Benjamin Wetzel; Thibaut Sylvestre; Goëry Genty; Frédéric Dias; John M. Dudley

doi:10.1117/12.2049722

1 May 2014 Controlling modulation instability using an incoherent low amplitude seed

Thomas Godin, Duc Minh Nguyen, Shanti Toenger, Yves Combes, Benjamin Wetzel, Thibaut Sylvestre, Goëry Genty, Frédéric Dias, John M. Dudley

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Proceedings Volume 9136, Nonlinear Optics and Its Applications VIII; and Quantum Optics III; 91360N (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2049722
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2014, Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

We use a continuous-wave low power incoherent seed to control spontaneous modulation instability (MI) in a highly-nonlinear optical fiber. We show both experimentally and numerically that spectral and noise properties of MI can be accurately controlled provided the spectral characteristics of the seed are chosen carefully. Specifically, we evidence the strong influence of the seed coherence on the output pulses signal-to-noise ratio and bandwidth. Stochastic nonlinear Schrödinger equation simulations are in excellent agreement with experiments.

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Thomas Godin, Duc Minh Nguyen, Shanti Toenger, Yves Combes, Benjamin Wetzel, Thibaut Sylvestre, Goëry Genty, Frédéric Dias, and John M. Dudley "Controlling modulation instability using an incoherent low amplitude seed", Proc. SPIE 9136, Nonlinear Optics and Its Applications VIII; and Quantum Optics III, 91360N (1 May 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2049722

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