title: Quasi-phase-matched modulation instability in birefringent fibers.
abstract: The phase-sensitive nature of polarization modulation instability has been demonstrated in optical fibers whose birefringence has been manipulated to generate phase mismatches. Quasi-phase-matched modulation instability has been demonstrated, and the gain of the quasi-phase-matched sidebands has been investigated. The results are in good agreement with experiment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Murdoch
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Leonhardt
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Harvey