title: Experimental demonstration of modulation instability in an optical fiber with a periodic dispersion landscape.
abstract: We report the experimental demonstration of a modulation instability (MI) process assisted by a periodic dispersion modulation in an optical fiber. We observe the spontaneous growth of more than 10 pairs of MI sidebands spanning over more than 10 THz thanks to a quasi-phase-matched process.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire PhLAM UMR CNRS 8523, IRCICA, Université Lille 1, Villeneuve d’Ascq 59655, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Droques
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kudlinski
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bouwmans
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martinelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mussot