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Front Optoelec    2013, Vol. 6 Issue (1) : 25-29    https://doi.org/10.1007/s12200-012-0303-9
REVIEW ARTICLE
Fiber optical parametric oscillator based on highly nonlinear dispersion-shifted fiber
Sigang YANG1(), Kenneth K. Y. WONG2, Minghua CHEN1, Shizhong XIE1
1. Tsinghua National Laboratory for Information Science and Technology (TNList), Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; 2. The Photonic Systems Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Abstract

The development of fiber optical parametric oscillators (FOPO) based on highly nonlinear dispersion-shifted fiber is reviewed in this paper. Firstly, the background and motivation are introduced, and it is pointed out that the FOPO is promising to act as optical source in non-conventional wavelength bands. Subsequently, the context focuses principally on the problem of inherent multiple-longitudinal-mode characteristic of FOPO and the corresponding solutions to it. The primary technique is by locking the phase of multiple longitudinal modes. The first reported actively mode locked FOPO is also presented in this article. However, it is not probable to realize passively mode locked FOPO because of the random phase dithering of the pump required for suppressing stimulated Brillouin scattering. Furthermore, a regeneratively mode locked FOPO is demonstrated, which can generate wide band tunable radiation in non-conventional wavelengths. Besides mode locked FOPO, the single-longitudinal-mode FOPO is also introduced. Finally, potential future directions are discussed.
Keywords fiber optical parametric amplifier (FOPA)      fiber optical parametric oscillator (FOPO)      mode locking      single longitudinal mode     
Corresponding Author(s): YANG Sigang,Email:ysg@tsinghua.edu.cn   
Issue Date: 05 March 2013
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Sigang YANG,Kenneth K. Y. WONG,Minghua CHEN, et al. Fiber optical parametric oscillator based on highly nonlinear dispersion-shifted fiber[J]. Front Optoelec, 2013, 6(1): 25-29.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/foe/EN/10.1007/s12200-012-0303-9
https://academic.hep.com.cn/foe/EN/Y2013/V6/I1/25
Fig.1  Schematic diagram of actively mode-locked FOPO (Ref. []). TBPF: tunable band-pass filter, PM: phase modulator, PC: polarization controller, TLS: tunable laser source, WDMC: wavelength-division multiplexing coupler, ISO: optical isolator, ODL: optical delay line, AM: amplitude modulator, OSA: optical spectrum analyzer, DCA: digital communication analyzer
Fig.1  Schematic diagram of actively mode-locked FOPO (Ref. []). TBPF: tunable band-pass filter, PM: phase modulator, PC: polarization controller, TLS: tunable laser source, WDMC: wavelength-division multiplexing coupler, ISO: optical isolator, ODL: optical delay line, AM: amplitude modulator, OSA: optical spectrum analyzer, DCA: digital communication analyzer
Fig.1  Schematic diagram of actively mode-locked FOPO (Ref. []). TBPF: tunable band-pass filter, PM: phase modulator, PC: polarization controller, TLS: tunable laser source, WDMC: wavelength-division multiplexing coupler, ISO: optical isolator, ODL: optical delay line, AM: amplitude modulator, OSA: optical spectrum analyzer, DCA: digital communication analyzer
Fig.1  Schematic diagram of actively mode-locked FOPO (Ref. []). TBPF: tunable band-pass filter, PM: phase modulator, PC: polarization controller, TLS: tunable laser source, WDMC: wavelength-division multiplexing coupler, ISO: optical isolator, ODL: optical delay line, AM: amplitude modulator, OSA: optical spectrum analyzer, DCA: digital communication analyzer
Fig.2  Generated pulse train from actively mode locked FOPO (Ref. [])
Fig.2  Generated pulse train from actively mode locked FOPO (Ref. [])
Fig.2  Generated pulse train from actively mode locked FOPO (Ref. [])
Fig.2  Generated pulse train from actively mode locked FOPO (Ref. [])
Fig.3  Tunability of FOPO with HNL-DSF pumped at 1544 nm (Ref. [])
Fig.3  Tunability of FOPO with HNL-DSF pumped at 1544 nm (Ref. [])
Fig.3  Tunability of FOPO with HNL-DSF pumped at 1544 nm (Ref. [])
Fig.3  Tunability of FOPO with HNL-DSF pumped at 1544 nm (Ref. [])
Fig.4  Schematic setup of single-longitudinal-mode FOPO (Ref. []). PRBS: pseudo-random binary sequence
Fig.4  Schematic setup of single-longitudinal-mode FOPO (Ref. []). PRBS: pseudo-random binary sequence
Fig.4  Schematic setup of single-longitudinal-mode FOPO (Ref. []). PRBS: pseudo-random binary sequence
Fig.4  Schematic setup of single-longitudinal-mode FOPO (Ref. []). PRBS: pseudo-random binary sequence
Fig.5  Measured self-homodyne spectrum (Ref. [])
Fig.5  Measured self-homodyne spectrum (Ref. [])
Fig.5  Measured self-homodyne spectrum (Ref. [])
Fig.5  Measured self-homodyne spectrum (Ref. [])
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