• Frontiers of Optoelectronics
  • Vol. 5, Issue 4, 414 (2012)
Liang ZHAO1、*, Junqiang SUN2, Xinliang ZHANG2, and Cong CHEN3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Wuhan Foreign Languages School, Wuhan 430022, China
  • 2Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
  • 3Naval University of Engineering, Wuhan 430033, China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s12200-012-0280-z Cite this Article
    Liang ZHAO, Junqiang SUN, Xinliang ZHANG, Cong CHEN. Competition mechanism of multiple four-wave mixing in highly nonlinear fiber: spatial instability and satellite characteristics[J]. Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 2012, 5(4): 414 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Competition mechanism in multiple four-wave mixing (MFWM) processes is demonstrated theoretically. Provided considering only two waves injected into a highly nonlinear fiber (HNLF), there are three modes displaying comprehensive dynamic behaviors, such as fixed points, periodic motion, and chaotic motion. Especially, Mode C ofMFWM is emphasized by analyzing its phase-space trajectory to demonstrate nonlinear wavewave interactions. The study shows that, when the phasespace trajectory approaches or gets through a saddle point, a dramatic power depletion for the injected wave can be realized, with the representative point moving chaotically, but when phase-space trajectories are distributed around a center point, the power for the injected wave is retained almost invariable, with the representative point moving periodically. Finally, the evolvement of satellite wave over an optical fiber is investigated by comparing it with the interference pattern in Young’s double-slit experiment.
    Liang ZHAO, Junqiang SUN, Xinliang ZHANG, Cong CHEN. Competition mechanism of multiple four-wave mixing in highly nonlinear fiber: spatial instability and satellite characteristics[J]. Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 2012, 5(4): 414
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