Optical Parabolic Pulse Generation and Applications

Christophe Finot (1) , John M. Dudley (2) , Bertrand Kibler (1) , D.J. Richardson (3) , Guy Millot (1)

1 ICB - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne
2 FEMTO-ST - Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique, Thermique et Optique - Sciences et Technologies (UMR 6174)
3 Optoelectronics Research Centre

Parabolic pulses in optical fibers have stimulated an increasing number of applications. We review here the physics underlying the generation of such pulses as well as the results obtained in a wide range of experimental configurations.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Christophe Finot, John M. Dudley, Bertrand Kibler, D.J. Richardson, Guy Millot. Optical Parabolic Pulse Generation and Applications. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 2009, 45 (11), pp.1482-1489. ⟨10.1109/JQE.2009.2027446⟩. ⟨hal-00447035⟩