Title :
Femtosecond solitary waves in optical fibres
Author :
Christodoulides, Demetrios N. ; Joseph, R.I.
Author_Institution :
Johns Hopkins University, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Baltimore, USA
Abstract :
We present a theoretical calculation which shows that optical solitary waves can propagate in an optical fibre in the femiosecond regime. The optical fibre which can support such a wave must exhibit negative third-order dispersion (ß¿0<0) and must be used close to an appropriate `operating¿ point (6ß¿/¿0ß¿¿1). Use of these waves will further increase the bandwidth of optical fibre communication systems.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical dispersion; optical fibres; solitons; femtosecond regime; negative third-order dispersion; nonlinear optics; optical fibre; optical fibre communication systems; optical solitary waves; solitons;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19840451
