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Experimental observation of incoherent modulation instability in standard optical fibers

Alexandre SauterStéphane PitoisAntonio PicozziGuy Millot

subject

PhysicsMode volumeSum-frequency generationOptical fiberbusiness.industryCross-phase modulationPhysics::OpticsNonlinear opticsInstabilitylaw.inventionModulational instabilityOpticsModulationlawbusinessComputer Science::Databases

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In this work, we demonstrate theoretically and experimentally that a partially temporally incoherent light can exhibit modulational instability when propagating in an optical fiber with instantaneous nonlinear Kerr response.

https://doi.org/10.1364/nlgw.2005.wc8