Back to Publications List       Optical parametric oscillator based on four-wave mixing in microstructure fiber J. E. Sharping, M. Fiorentino, and P. Kumar Opt. Lett. 27, 1675-1677 (2002) Abstract We demonstrate, for the first time to our knowledge, optical parametric oscillation based on four-wave mixing in microstructure fiber. The measured wavelength-tunability range of the device (40 nm) and the threshold-pump peak power (34.4 W) are in good agreement with the theory of four-wave mixing in optical fibers. The ellipticity of the fiber's polarization modes allows the device to be implemented in a relatively simple Fabry-Perot configuration. Spectral peaks that are due to cascaded-mixing processes are easily observed in our setup, which may provide a way to extend the tunability range of existing high-power lasers.The role of entanglement in dynamical evolution.         Home | About the Program | Our Research | Publications | People Related MURIs | Contact © Massachusetts Institute of Technology