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Periodical spectral holes along fiber dispersion at the second-order modulation instability sideband

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We present the modulation instability as well as four-wave mixing spectrum in a dispersion-shifted fiber at the input of a pump light accompanied with a seed one by solving the nonlinear Schrödinger equation. It is found that an extraordinary phenomenon of periodical spectral holes occurs along the second-order fiber dispersion at the second-order modulation instability sideband. Furthermore, the periodical spectral holes exhibit a side-selection characteristic that they only exist at the opposite side of the seed light. We interpret these phenomena as originating from the periodical power variation caused by four-wave mixing between the pump and the seed light.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61177073).

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  1. Academy of Ocean Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, People’s Republic of China

    Wei Chen, Zhangqi Song & Zhou Meng

  2. College of Opto-Electronic Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, People’s Republic of China

    Wei Chen, Zhangqi Song & Zhou Meng

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Chen, W., Song, Z. & Meng, Z. Periodical spectral holes along fiber dispersion at the second-order modulation instability sideband. Opt Quant Electron 47, 3427–3434 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-015-0218-y

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