Direct measurement of intermodal nonlinear coefficient with continuous-wave lasers  

作　　者：Xiaoshan Huang Zhijie Deng Gai Zhou Jilong Li Meng Xiang Di Lin Songnian Fu Yuwen Qin 黄晓珊;邓志捷;周概;李基隆;向梦;林迪;付松年;秦玉文(Institute of Advanced Photonics Technology,School of Information Engineering,Guangdong University of Technology,Guangzhou 510006,China;Key Laboratory of Photonic Technology for Integrated Sensing and Communication,Ministry of Education,Guangdong University of Technology,Guangzhou 510006,China;Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Information Photonics Technology,Guangdong University of Technology,Guangzhou 510006,China)

机构地区：[1]Institute of Advanced Photonics Technology,School of Information Engineering,Guangdong University of Technology,Guangzhou 510006,China [2]Key Laboratory of Photonic Technology for Integrated Sensing and Communication,Ministry of Education,Guangdong University of Technology,Guangzhou 510006,China [3]Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Information Photonics Technology,Guangdong University of Technology,Guangzhou 510006,China

出　　处：《Chinese Optics Letters》2024年第11期8-12,共5页中国光学快报(英文版)

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.U22A2087);the Guangdong Introducing Innovative and Entrepreneurial Teams of the Pearl River Talent Recruitment Program (No.2021ZT09X044)。

摘　　要：The intermodal nonlinear coefficient is an important parameter to analytically describe few-mode fiber(FMF) nonlinearity when the nonlinear interaction arising in the FMF is exploited for various applications. Here, we experimentally characterize the intermodal nonlinear coefficient based on continuous-wave cross-phase modulation, without a priori knowledge of the intramodal nonlinear coefficient for the FMF under test. Based on the derived equation, we examine the impact of the pump modulation scheme and the wavelength spacing between the probe and pump on the precise measurement of the intermodal nonlinear coefficient. Compared with double sideband(DSB) modulation, the pump modulated with carrier-suppressed DSB scheme leads to an underestimation of measurement results, due to the coexistence of unnecessary nonlinear interactions. Finally, the intermodal nonlinear coefficient of a 1.9-km FMF supporting two mode groups is experimentally characterized and is in good agreement with the theoretically calculated values. Due to the random birefringence fluctuation, the average value of 4/3 to describe the intermodal nonlinear interaction arising in weakly coupled FMF by the commonly used Manakov equation is experimentally verified.

关 键 词：intermodal nonlinear coefficient intermodal nonlinear interaction continuous-wave cross-phase modulation. 

分 类 号：O17[理学—数学]