Four-wave-mixing cascades near the zero-dispersion frequency

Opt Express. 2006 Oct 16;14(21):9600-10. doi: 10.1364/oe.14.009600.

Abstract

Exact formulas are obtained for the amplitudes of light waves involved in four-wave-mixing cascades near the zero-dispersion frequency of a fiber. The cascade that is initiated by two strong pump waves is phase insensitive, whereas the cascade that is initiated by two strong pump waves and a weak signal wave is phase sensitive. In both cascades, the number of waves that have significant power increases with distance.