CONTINUOUS BACKWARD-WAVE GENERATION BY DEGENERATE 4-WAVE MIXING IN OPTICAL FIBERS

被引:18
作者
AUYEUNG, J
JAIN, RK
PEPPER, DM
YARIV, A
FEKETE, D
机构
[1] California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
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10.1364/OL.4.000042
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report on the observation of cw backward-wave generation using degenerate four-wave mixing in a nonresonant medium. The interaction took place inside a 3-m-long CS2 -filled 4-μm i.d. optical fiber. With a pump power of only 6 mW inside the fiber, a backward-wave conversion efficiency of 0.45% has been observed, which is in reasonable agreement with theoretical predictions. © 1979, Optical Society of America.
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页数:3
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