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Shock waves in periodically inhomogeneous active fibers

  • The Proceedings of the Second Russian Fiber Lasers Seminar, Saratov, Russia, April 1–4, 2008
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The dynamics of the pulse-envelope shock wave is studied in amplifying fibers whose gain, groupvelocity dispersion, and nonlinearity are nonuniform with respect to the fiber length. It is demonstrated that, in inhomogeneous fibers, picosecond pulses can exhibit a substantial steepening of the leading edge at lengths of less than 10 cm.

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  1. Ulyanovsk State University, ul. Tolstogo 42, Ulyanovsk, 432970, Russia

    M. S. Adamova, I. O. Zolotovskii & D. I. Sementsov

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Adamova, M.S., Zolotovskii, I.O. & Sementsov, D.I. Shock waves in periodically inhomogeneous active fibers. Laser Phys. 18, 1290–1293 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1054660X08110133

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