Mid-IR soliton compression in silicon optical fibers and fiber tapers


Peacock, Anna C. (2012) Mid-IR soliton compression in silicon optical fibers and fiber tapers. Optics Letters, 37, (5), 818-820. (doi:10.1364/OL.37.000818).

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Numerical simulations are used to investigate soliton compression in silicon core optical fibers at 2.3 μm in the mid-infrared waveguide regime. Compression in both standard silicon fibers and fiber tapers is compared to establish the relative compression ratios for a range of input pulse conditions. The results show that tapered fibers can be used to obtain higher levels of compression for moderate soliton orders and thus lower input powers.

Item Type: Article
ISSNs: 0146-9592 (print)
1539-4794 (electronic)
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions: Faculty of Physical Sciences and Engineering > Optoelectronics Research Centre
Item ID: 336496
Date Deposited: 28 Mar 2012 10:56
Last Modified: 28 Mar 2012 10:56
Contributors: Peacock, Anna C. (Author)
Date: 1 March 2012
Status: Published
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/336496

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