Parabolic pulse evolution in normally dispersive fiber amplifiers preceding the similariton formation regime

Finot, C., Parmigiani, F., Petropoulos, P. and Richardson, D.J. (2006) Parabolic pulse evolution in normally dispersive fiber amplifiers preceding the similariton formation regime. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS) 2006, Long Beach, USA, United States. 21 - 26 May 2006.

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Abstract

We show analytically and numerically that parabolic pulses and similaritons are not always synonyms and that a self-phase modulation amplification regime precedes the self-similar evolution. Properties of the recompressed pulses after SPM amplification are investigated.

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Published date: May 2006

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Venue - Dates: Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS) 2006, Long Beach, USA, United States, 2006-05-21 - 2006-05-26

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