Modulation instability in the weak dispersion regime of a dispersion modulated passive fiber-ring cavity

作者:Copie Francois*; Conforti Matteo; Kudlinski Alexandre; Trillo Stefano; Mussot Arnaud
来源:Optics Express, 2017, 25(10): 11283-11296.
DOI:10.1364/OE.25.011283

摘要

We present a theoretical and experimental study of the modulation instability process in a dispersion oscillating passive fiber-ring resonator in the low dispersion region. Generally, the modulation of the dispersion along the cavity length is responsible for the emergence of a regime characterised by multiple parametric resonances (or Faraday instabilities). We show that, under weak dispersion conditions, a huge number of Faraday sidebands can grow under the influence of fourth order dispersion. We specifically designed a piecewise uniform fiber-ring cavity and report on experiments that confirm our theoretical predictions. We recorded the dynamics of this system revealing strong interactions between the different sidebands in agreement with numerical simulations.

  • 出版日期2017-5-15