Title :
Towards a thermodynamic description of supercontinuum generation
Author :
Coen, Stéphane ; Barviau, Benoît ; Kibler, Bertrand ; Picozzi, Antonio
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Univ. of Auckland, Auckland
Abstract :
Based on the kinetic wave theory, we describe continuous-wave supercontinuum generation as a thermalization process, i.e., an irreversible evolution of the optical field towards a state of maximum nonequilibrium entropy.
Keywords :
entropy; optical fibres; supercontinuum generation; thermodynamics; continuous-wave supercontinuum generation; kinetic wave theory; nonequilibrium entropy; optical field; thermalization process; Entropy; Fiber nonlinear optics; Kinetic theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Optical solitons; Supercontinuum generation; Thermodynamics;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topicals Meeting Series, 2009
Conference_Location :
Innsbruck
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2610-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2611-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771725
