Broadband modulation instability gain in a high-birefringence photonic crystal fiber with two zero-dispersion wavelengths

Abstract

Based on a designed high-birefringence photonic crystal fiber with two zero-dispersion wavelengths (ZDWs), the effect of fiber dispersion, pump power and pump wavelength on the modulation instability (MI) gain in the anomalous dispersion region is comprehensively analyzed in this paper. An asymmetric and broadband MI gain spectrum appears at the anti-Stokes band due to the different ZDWs along the fiber slow- and fast-axes. An optimal MI gain can be obtained when the pump wavelength (1675 nm) is slightly shorter than the second ZDW (1683 nm) and the pump power is 280 W. The optimal MI gain bandwidth finally reaches 152 nm and the gain profile is smoother.