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Temporal and Spectral Nonlinear Pulse Shaping Methods in Optical Fibers

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Abstract

The combination of the third-order optical nonlinearity with chromatic dispersion in optical fibers offers an extremely rich variety of possibilities for tailoring the temporal and spectral content of a light signal, depending on the regime of dispersion that is used. Here, we review recent progress on the use of third-order nonlinear processes in optical fibers for pulse shaping in the temporal and spectral domains. Various examples of practical significance will be discussed, spanning fields from the generation of specialized temporal waveforms to the generation of ultrashort pulses, and to stable continuum generation.

Keywords

Photonic Crystal Fiber Group Velocity Dispersion Nonlinear Phase Shift Ultrashort Optical Pulse Pulse Evolution 
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Acknowledgments

We acknowledge important contributions of our colleagues into the original papers discussed in this chapter: K. Hammani, B. Kibler, C.H. Hage, H. Rigneault, E. Andresen, P. Harper, A.I. Latkin, B.G. Bale, F. Parmigiani, P. Petroupoulos, D.J. Richardson, J.M. Dudley, G. Genty and N.N. Akhmediev. We would also like to acknowledge the financial support of the Leverhulme Trust (grant RPG-278), the Conseil Regional de Bourgogne (PARI Photcom) and the Labex ACTION program (ANR-11-LABX-01-01). The experimental work has benefited from the PICASSO Platform of the University of Burgundy.

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  1. 1.Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies, School of Engineering and Applied ScienceAston UniversityBirminghamUK
  2. 2.Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire CARNOT de BourgogneUMR 6303 CNRS-Université de BourgogneDijonFrance

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