Title :
Nonlinear pulse propagation in dispersion-decreasing fiber studied with frequency-resolved optical gating
Author :
Fontaine, N.K. ; Scott, R.P. ; Cong, W. ; Kolner, B.H. ; Heritage, J.P. ; Yoo, S.J.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Sci., California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
We investigate pulse propagation in a dispersion-decreasing fiber over a wide range of input powers both theoretically, and experimentally using frequency-resolved optical gating. Our simulations and experiments verify significant influence of Raman scattering on pulse propagation.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; nonlinear optics; optical fibre dispersion; Raman scattering; dispersion-decreasing fiber; frequency-resolved optical gating; nonlinear pulse propagation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Optical propagation; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Optical solitons; Pulse compression methods; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549121
