Title :
Ultrafast nonlinear optics in conventional and photonic crystal fibers
Author :
Omenetto, Fiorenzo G. ; Efimov, Anatoly ; Taylor, Antoinette J. ; Knight, Jonathan C. ; Wadsworth, William J. ; Arriaga, Jesus ; Russell, Philip St J
Author_Institution :
MST-10, Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
Abstract :
Nonlinear effects play a central role in the propagation of ultrafast pulses in optical fibers. Various effects occurring during femtosecond pulse propagation in telecommunications and photonic crystal fibers are addressed.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical fibres; optical harmonic generation; optical solitons; photonic crystals; 150 fs; 1550 nm; femtosecond pulse propagation; nonlinear effects; optical fibers; photonic crystal fibers; polarization guided third-harmonic generation; self-frequency shifted soliton formation; telecommunications fibers; ultrafast nonlinear optics; ultrafast pulse propagation; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical harmonic generation; Optical propagation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Photonic crystal fibers; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1133896
