Higher-order Modulation Instability in Optical Fibers

Miro Erkintalo (1) , Kamal Hammani (2) , Bertrand Kibler (2) , Christophe Finot (3) , Nail Akhmediev (4) , John M. Dudley (5) , Goëry Genty (1)

1 TUT - Tampere University of Technology [Tampere]
2 SLCO
3 ICB - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne
4 Res Sch Phys Sci & Engn, Opt Sci Grp
5 FEMTO-ST - Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique, Thermique et Optique - Sciences et Technologies (UMR 6174)

We report on theoretical, numerical and experimental study of a new form of instability in a nonlinear fiber. This process of higher-order modulation instability arises from the nonlinear superposition of elementary instability dynamics.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Miro Erkintalo, Kamal Hammani, Bertrand Kibler, Christophe Finot, Nail Akhmediev, et al.. Higher-order Modulation Instability in Optical Fibers. Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), May 2012, San Jose, United States. pp.QF1G.1. ⟨hal-00703133⟩