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Effects of finite probe intensity on degenerate frequency mixing in saturable amplifiers (A)

Joanne L. Walsh, John F. Reintjes

Journal of the Optical Society of America ADec 1, 19820 citations

Effects of finite probe intensity on degenerate frequency mixing in saturable amplifiers

J.L. Walsh, John F. Reintjes

Optics CommunicationsDec 1, 198314 citations

Theory of Phase Conjugation in a Saturable Amplifier with Finite Probe Intensity

J. L. Walsh, John F. Reintjes

Springer eBooksJan 1, 19840 citations

Resonantly enhanced two-wave mixing via population pulsations in semiconductor laser amplifiers

Martin W. McCall, K. Alan Shore

We demonstrate theoretically the existence of enhanced probe gain via population pulsations in nearly degenerate two-wave mixing in a semiconductor amplifier. The enhancement arises from the injection current modulation frequency coinciding with the pump/probe detuning. Probe saturation is shown to occur in less than 10 μm cavity length.

Electronics LettersMay 26, 19884 citations

Effect of Pump Depletion on Degenerate Four-Wave Mixing in Saturable Gain Media

K.M. Hung, R. Gutiérrez-Castrejón, Trevor J. Hall

Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC)Jan 1, 19960 citations

Detuning characteristics and conversion efficiency of nearly degenerate four-wave mixing in a 1.5- mu m traveling-wave semiconductor laser amplifier

T. Mukai, Tadashi Saitoh

The optical nonlinearity in a semiconductor laser gain medium is investigated through copropagating nearly degenerate four-wave mixing (NDFWM) in a 1.5- mu m InGaAsP traveling-wave laser amplifier (TWA). The FWM signal output powers vary symmetrically with the sign of probe detuning with respect to the pump frequency, while the pump and probe output powers vary asymmetrically. The NDFWM conversion efficiency from the probe input to the FWM signal output is a maximum of 8.3 dB around zero detuning and has positive gain in the range of +or-6 GHz. This demonstrates highly efficient nonlinear interaction due to both large optical gain and large third-order susceptibility. The NDFWM efficiency is also investigated in connection with the TWA gain saturation characteristics and is found to be a maximum for operation around the saturation intensity of the TWA.>The optical nonlinearity in a semiconductor laser gain medium is investigated through copropagating nearly degenerate four-wave mixing (NDFWM) in a 1.5- mu m InGaAsP traveling-wave laser amplifier (TWA). The FWM signal output powers vary symmetrically with the sign of probe detuning with respect to the pump frequency, while the pump and probe output powers vary asymmetrically. The NDFWM conversion efficiency from the probe input to the FWM signal output is a maximum of 8.3 dB around zero detuning and has positive gain in the range of +or-6 GHz. This demonstrates highly efficient nonlinear interaction due to both large optical gain and large third-order susceptibility. The NDFWM efficiency is also investigated in connection with the TWA gain saturation characteristics and is found to be a maximum for operation around the saturation intensity of the TWA.>

IEEE Journal of Quantum ElectronicsMay 1, 199081 citations

Theoretical study of detuning effects on degenerate frequency mixing in saturable amplifiers with finite probe fields (A)

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