DocumentCode
1030841
Title
General formalism for the study of nonlinear pulse propagation in optical fibres
Author
Kumar, Ajit ; Sodha, M.S.
Author_Institution
Indian Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, New Delhi, India
Volume
23
Issue
6
fYear
1987
Firstpage
275
Lastpage
276
Abstract
A general formalism for the study of nonlinear pulse propagation in optical fibres is presented. It is then applied to study the time evolution of a Gaussian laser pulse in a fibre with cubic and fifth-order nonlinearity in the index of refraction. The results are presented and discussed.
Keywords
guided light propagation; nonlinear optics; optical fibres; optical waveguide theory; Gaussian laser pulse; cubic nonlinearity; fifth-order nonlinearity; nonlinear pulse propagation; optical fibres; refractive index; time evolution;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19870200
Filename
4257527
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