Optimization and characterization of highly nonlinear fiber for broadband optical time lens applications

We demonstrate simple and intuitive methods, for dispersion optimization and characterization of highly nonlinear fiber (HNLF) for use in four-wave-mixing (FWM) based time lens applications. A composite dispersion-flattened HNLF is optimized for high bandwidth time lens processing, by segmentation t...

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Published in:Optics express 2017-05, Vol.25 (11), p.12566-12580
Main Authors: Lillieholm, M, Guan, P, Galili, M, Møller-Kristensen, M S, Grüner-Nielsen, L, Oxenløwe, L K
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Language:English
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Summary:We demonstrate simple and intuitive methods, for dispersion optimization and characterization of highly nonlinear fiber (HNLF) for use in four-wave-mixing (FWM) based time lens applications. A composite dispersion-flattened HNLF is optimized for high bandwidth time lens processing, by segmentation to mitigate FWM impairments due to dispersion fluctuations. The fiber is used for FWM conversion of 32 WDM-channels with 50 GHz spacing in a time lens, with -4.6 dB total efficiency, and
ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.25.012566