Control of the soliton self-frequency shift dynamics using topographic optical fibers

A. Bendahmane (1) , Olivier Vanvincq (1) , Arnaud Mussot (1) , Alexandre Kudlinski (1)

1 PhLAM - Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules - UMR 8523

We demonstrate that the dynamics of the soliton self-frequency shift can be accurately controlled by using tapered optical fibers with optimized longitudinal profile shape (that we term topographic fibers). The tapering profiles tailored for a targeted soliton spectral trajectory through dispersion and nonlinearity management are determined by an inverse algorithm. This control is demonstrated experimentally with topographic photonic crystal fibers fabricated directly on a drawing tower.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

A. Bendahmane, Olivier Vanvincq, Arnaud Mussot, Alexandre Kudlinski. Control of the soliton self-frequency shift dynamics using topographic optical fibers. Optics Letters, 2013, 38 (17), pp.3390-3393. ⟨10.1364/OL.38.003390⟩. ⟨hal-00879760⟩