Shaping light in nonlinear optical fibers

Content: Shaping Light in Nonlinear Optical Fibers
 Contents
 List of Contributors
 Preface
 Structure of the Book
 1 Modulation Instability, Four-Wave Mixing and their Applications
 1.1 Introduction
 1.2 Modulation Instability
 1.2.1 Linear and Nonlinear Theory of MI
 1.2.2 Polarization MI (PMI) in Birefringent Fibers
 1.2.3 Collective MI of Four-Wave-Mixing
 1.2.4 Induced MI Dynamics, Rogue Waves, and Optimal Parametric Amplification
 1.2.5 High-Order Induced MI
 1.2.6 MI Recurrence Break-Up and Noise
 1.3 Four-Wave Mixing Dynamics
 1.3.1 FWM Processes with Two Pumps
 1.3.2 Bragg Scattering FWM 1.3.3 Applications of BS-FWM to Quantum Frequency Conversion1.4 Fiber Cavity MI and FWM
 1.4.1 Dynamics of MI in a Passive Fiber Cavity
 1.4.2 Parametric Resonances and Period Doubling Phenomena
 1.4.3 FWM in a Fiber Cavity for Optical Buffer Applications
 References
 2 Phase-Sensitive Amplification and Regeneration
 2.1 Introduction to Phase-Sensitive Amplifiers
 2.2 Operation Principles and Realization of Phase-Sensitive Parametric Devices
 2.3 One-Mode Parametric Processes
 2.4 Two-Mode Parametric Processes
 2.5 Four-Mode Parametric Processes
 2.6 Conclusion
 Acknowledgments
 References 3 Novel Nonlinear Optical Phenomena in Gas-Filled Hollow-Core Photonic Crystal Fibers3.1 Introduction
 3.2 Nonlinear Pulse Propagation in Guided Kerr Media
 3.3 Ionization Effects in Gas-Filled HC-PCFs
 3.3.1 Short Pulse Evolution
 3.3.2 Long-Pulse Evolution
 3.4 Raman Effects in Gas-Filled HC-PCFs
 3.4.1 Density Matrix Theory
 3.4.2 Strong Probe Evolution
 3.5 Interplay Between Ionization and Raman Effects in Gas-Filled HC-PCFs
 3.6 Conclusion
 Acknowledgments
 References
 4 Modulation Instability in Periodically Modulated Fibers
 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Basic Theory of Modulation Instability in Periodically Modulated Waveguides4.2.1 Piecewise Constant Dispersion
 4.3 Fabrication of Periodically Modulated Photonic Crystal Fibers
 4.3.1 Fabrication Principles
 4.3.2 Typical Example
 4.4 Experimental Results
 4.4.1 Experimental Setup
 4.4.2 First Observation of Multiple Simultaneous MI Side Bands in Periodically Modulated Fibers
 4.4.3 Impact of the Curvature of the Dispersion
 4.4.4 Other Modulation Formats
 4.5 Conclusion
 Acknowledgments
 References
 5 Pulse Generation and Shaping Using Fiber Nonlinearities
 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Picosecond Pulse Propagation in Optical Fibers5.3 Pulse Compression and Ultrahigh-Repetition-Rate Pulse Train Generation
 5.3.1 Pulse Compression
 5.3.2 High-Repetition-Rate Sources
 5.4 Generation of Specialized Temporal Waveforms
 5.4.1 Pulse Evolution in the Normal Regime of Dispersion
 5.4.2 Generation of Parabolic Pulses
 5.4.3 Generation of Triangular and Rectangular Pulses
 5.5 Spectral Shaping
 5.5.1 Spectral Compression
 5.5.2 Generation of Frequency-Tunable Pulses
 5.5.3 Supercontinuum Generation
 5.6 Conclusion
 Acknowledgments
 References