Title :
Self-steepening without self-phase modulation
Author :
Moses, Jeffrey ; Wise, Frank W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
Abstract :
A first optical manifestation of the Chen-Lee-Liu-type derivative nonlinear Schrödinger equation results in self-steepening of ultrashort pulses and shock formation without simultaneous self-phase modulation and spectral broadening. Experiments verify theory.
Keywords :
Nonlinear equations; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Pulse modulation; Schrodinger equation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431337
