Title :
Modulation control and spectral shaping of supercontinuum generation in the picosecond regime
Author :
Genty, G. ; Eggleton, B. ; Dudley, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere
Abstract :
We numerically study the shaping of broadband supercontinuum spectra through the use of strong input pulse modulation. The underlying physical mechanism is shown to be rogue wave control through induced modulation instability.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical modulation; spectral line breadth; supercontinuum generation; broadband supercontinuum spectra; input pulse modulation; modulation control; modulation instability; picosecond regime; rogue wave control; spectral shaping; supercontinuum generation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical solitons; Pulse generation; Pulse modulation; Shape control; Supercontinuum generation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610473
