Title :
Thermodynamic approach of supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fiber
Author :
Kibler, Bertrand ; Barviau, Benoît ; Coen, Stéphane ; Kudlinski, Alexandre ; Mussot, Arnaud ; Millot, Guy ; Picozzi, Antonio
Author_Institution :
Inst. Carnot de Bourgogne, Univ. de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
Abstract :
We show that the spectral broadening process inherent to supercontinuum generation may be described as a thermalization process, which results from the natural irreversible evolution of the optical field towards a thermodynamic equilibrium state.
Keywords :
holey fibres; photonic crystals; supercontinuum generation; thermodynamics; photonic crystal fiber; spectral broadening process; supercontinuum generation; thermodynamic equilibrium state; Atom optics; Entropy; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical saturation; Optical solitons; Photonic crystal fibers; Raman scattering; Supercontinuum generation; Thermodynamics; (030.1640) Coherence; (190.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (190.5650) Raman effect;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
