Demonstration of a nonlinear gap in the modulational instability spectra of wave propagation in highly birefringent fibers

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Dinda, PT [1 ]
Millot, G [1 ]
Seve, E [1 ]
Haelterman, M [1 ]
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[1] FREE UNIV BRUSSELS,SERV OPT & ACOUST,B-1050 BRUSSELS,BELGIUM
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10.1364/OL.21.001640
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We investigate modulational instability in normally dispersive highly birefringent fibers. By means of a technique based on a two-frequency pump field we are able to provide evidence for strong nonlinear dependence of the modulational instability spectra. This dependence manifests itself by the appearance of a nonlinear spectral gap in which modulational instability vanishes. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America
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