Title :
The dynamics of a developing CW supercontinuum: Analytical predictions and experiments
Author :
Dudley, John M. ; Genty, Goëry ; Dias, Frederic ; Kibler, Bertrand ; Akhmediev, Nail
Author_Institution :
Inst. FEMTO-ST, Univ. de Franche-Comte, Besancon, France
Abstract :
We show that the development of the supercontinuum spectrum in the quasi-CW regime can be interpreted analytically in terms of Akhmediev Breathers. Theory and experiment are in excellent agreement.
Keywords :
optical pulse generation; photonic crystals; supercontinuum generation; Akhmediev Breathers; quasi-CW regime; supercontinuum spectrum; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Nails; Optical fibers; Optical solitons; Photonic crystal fibers; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Supercontinuum generation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
