Title :
Multiple pulse generation through modulational instability in nonlinear fiber Bragg grating
Author :
Eggleton, Benjamin J. ; De Sterke, C. Martijn ; Slusher, R.E. ; Sipe, J.E.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Sydney Univ., NSW, Australia
Abstract :
In recent experiments we have demonstrated the generation and propagation of slow soliton-like pulses in nonlinear fiber Bragg gratings. The soliton effects occur at around 10 GW/cm2 where the intensity is sufficient to balance the strong anomalous dispersion of the grating. At higher intensities we have observed additional phenomena, which we discuss here: pulse splitting through a modulational instability and the formation of multiple solitons
Keywords :
chirp modulation; diffraction gratings; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibres; optical pulse compression; optical solitons; formation of multiple solitons; modulational instability; multiple pulse generation; nonlinear fiber Bragg grating; pulse compression; pulse splitting; slow soliton-like pulses; strong anomalous dispersion; Australia; Electrons; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser tuning; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pulse generation; Pulse modulation; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97., Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-480-7
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1997.719903
