Abstract
Nonlinear processes that rely on phase matching in optical fibers can be highly sensitive to the dispersive properties of the fibers. As an example of this sensitivity and of the resulting complex behavior that may occur, we show that multiple frequencies can be generated from a single pump frequency owing to stimulated four-photon mixing on single-mode fibers. We compare the nature of this multiple-frequency generation in two fibers with widely different dispersion characteristics.
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