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Nonlinear frequency conversion in a birefringent microstructured fiber tuned by externally applied hydrostatic pressure.
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Optics letters [Opt Lett] 2013 Dec 15; Vol. 38 (24), pp. 5260-3. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- We studied vector frequency conversion in externally tuned microstructured fibers for applications as a novel, nonlinear fiber-optic sensor. We investigated both experimentally and numerically a possibility of shifting vector and scalar modulation instability gain bands by pressure-induced changes in the linear properties of a microstructured fiber. Our results show that polarization-dependent vector nonlinear processes sensitive to variation of fiber group velocity difference (group birefringence) exhibit a clear advantage for pressure-sensing applications compared with scalar nonlinear processes only sensitive to group velocity dispersion changes. Analytical predictions and numerical simulations confirm our measurement results.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1539-4794
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 24
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Optics letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24322232
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.38.005260