Generation of Tunable Correlated Frequency Comb via Four-Wave-Mixing in Optical Fibers

We report an all-fiber-based experimental setup to generate a correlated photon-pair comb using Four Wave Mixing (FWM) in Highly non-linear fiber (HNLF). Temporal correlations of the generated photons were confirmed through coincidence measurements. We observed a maximum of 32 kcps, with a coincidence to accidental ratio of <inline-formula xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$17 \pm 1$</tex-math></inline-formula>. To further understand the underlying processes, we also simulated a generalized FWM event involving the interaction between an arbitrary frequency comb and a Continuous Wave (CW) pump. non-linear dynamics through the HNLF were modelled using Schrödinger propagation equations, with numerical predictions agreeing with our experimental results.