Pump-probe collision in optical fibers: Four-wave-mixing induced frequency jump

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1652-1658

  Hall, Björn ^a   Anderson, Dan ^a   Lisak, Mietek ^a   Boyer, Gilbert ^b   Karlsson, Magnus ^a   Berntson, Anders ^c  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LABORATOIRE D OPTIQUE APPLIQUÉE   (France)

^c ERICSSON RADIO SYSTEMS AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOUR WAVE MIXING; FREQUENCY SHIFT KEYING; OPTICAL PUMPING; PROBES;

PUMP POWER;

SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

EID: 0141789764     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.18.001652     Document Type: Article

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