Modulation instability in dispersion oscillating fibers

Arnaud Mussot (1) , Matteo Conforti (2) , Stefano Trillo (3) , François Copie (1) , Alexandre Kudlinski (1)

1 PhLAM - Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules - UMR 8523
2 Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione [Brescia]
3 Department of Engineering

In this review we present recent theoretical and experimental progresses on modulation instability and parametric amplification processes in dispersion oscillating fibers. These optical fibers are characterized by longitudinal periodic variations of their outer diameter engineered over the meter-long scale, which provides an additional degree of freedom to the system and leads to the generation of multiple MI side band pairs. Main results published in single pass configurations and in passive cavities are summarized in this review.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]; Science non linéaire [physics]; Optique / photonique

Arnaud Mussot, Matteo Conforti, Stefano Trillo, François Copie, Alexandre Kudlinski. Modulation instability in dispersion oscillating fibers. Advances in Optics and Photonics, 2018, 10 (1), pp.1. ⟨10.1364/AOP.10.000001⟩. ⟨hal-02384955⟩