Title :
Supercontinuum instabilities and rogue waves in optics
Author :
Genty, G. ; Dudley, J.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere, Finland
Abstract :
We discuss the precise nature of optical rogue wave statistics and examine the dynamics leading to the formation of extreme events in the context of noise-driven supercontinuum generation in highly nonlinear fibers.
Keywords :
optical fibres; statistical analysis; supercontinuum generation; highly nonlinear fibers; noise-driven supercontinuum generation; optical rogue wave statistics; supercontinuum instabilities; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical solitons; Ultrafast optics; Ultraviolet sources;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Playa del Carmen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3730-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3731-3
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2010.5553632
