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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Boscolo, Sonia, 1971-- editor. | Finot, Christophe, 1978-- editor.

Title: Shaping light in nonlinear optical fibers / edited by Sonia Boscolo, Christophe Finot.
Description: Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2017. | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016048229 | ISBN 9781119088127 (cloth) | ISBN 9781119088141
(pdf) | ISBN 9781119088158 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Nonlinear optics–Materials. | Optical fibers. | Nonlinear waves.
Classification: LCC TA1800 .S46 2017 | DDC 621.382/75--dc23 LC record available at
https://lccn.loc.gov/2016048229

Cover image: Julien Fatome and Stephane Pitois

CONTENTS

List of Contributors

Preface

Structure of the Book

Chapter 1 Modulation Instability, Four-Wave Mixing and their Applications

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Modulation Instability
1.3 Four-Wave Mixing Dynamics
1.4 Fiber Cavity MI and FWM
References

Chapter 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

Chapter 3 Novel Nonlinear Optical Phenomena in Gas-Filled Hollow-Core Photonic Crystal Fibers

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Nonlinear Pulse Propagation in Guided Kerr Media
3.3 Ionization Effects in Gas-Filled HC-PCFs
3.4 Raman Effects in Gas-Filled HC-PCFs
3.5 Interplay Between Ionization and Raman Effects in Gas-Filled HC-PCFs
3.6 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References

Chapter 4 Modulation Instability in Periodically Modulated Fibers

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Basic Theory of Modulation Instability in Periodically Modulated Waveguides
4.3 Fabrication of Periodically Modulated Photonic Crystal Fibers
4.4 Experimental Results
4.5 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References

Chapter 5 Pulse Generation and Shaping Using Fiber Nonlinearities

5.1 Introduction
5.2 Picosecond Pulse Propagation in Optical Fibers
5.3 Pulse Compression and Ultrahigh-Repetition-Rate Pulse Train Generation
5.4 Generation of Specialized Temporal Waveforms
5.5 Spectral Shaping
5.6 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References

Chapter 6 Nonlinear-Dispersive Similaritons of Passive Fibers: Applications in Ultrafast Optics

6.1 Introduction
6.2 Spectron and Dispersive Fourier Transformation
6.3 Nonlinear-Dispersive Similariton
6.4 Time Lens and NL-D Similariton
6.5 Similariton for Femtosecond Pulse Imaging and Characterization
6.6 Conclusion
References

Chapter 7 Applications of Nonlinear Optical Fibers and Solitons in Biophotonics and Microscopy

7.1 Introduction
7.2 Soliton Generation
7.3 TPEF Microscopy
7.4 SHG Microscopy
7.5 Coherent Raman Scattering
7.6 MCARS Microscopy
7.7 ps-CARS Microscopy
7.8 SRS Microscopy
7.9 Pump-Probe Microscopy
7.10 Increasing the Soliton Energy
7.11 Conclusion
References

Chapter 8 Self-Organization of Polarization State in Optical Fibers

8.1 Introduction
8.2 Principle of Operation
8.3 Experimental Setup
8.4 Theoretical Description
8.5 Bistability Regime and Related Applications
8.6 Alignment Regime
8.7 Chaotic Regime and All-Optical Scrambling for WDM Applications
8.8 Future Perspectives: Towards an All-Optical Modal Control in Fibers
8.9 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References

Chapter 9 All-Optical Pulse Shaping in the Sub-Picosecond Regime Based on Fiber Grating Devices

9.1 Introduction
9.2 Non-Fiber-Grating-Based Optical Pulse Shaping Techniques
9.3 Motivation of Fiber-Grating Based Optical Pulse Shaping
9.4 Recent Work on Fiber Gratings-Based Optical Pulse Shapers: Reaching the Sub-Picosecond Regime
9.5 Advances towards Reconfigurable Schemes
9.6 Conclusion
References

Chapter 10 Rogue Breather Structures in Nonlinear Systems with an Emphasis on Optical Fibers as Testbeds

10.1 Introduction
10.2 Optical Rogue Waves as Nonlinear Schrödinger Breathers
10.3 Linear-Nonlinear Wave Shaping as Rogue Wave Generator
10.4 Experimental Demonstrations
10.5 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References

Chapter 11 Wave-Breaking and Dispersive Shock Wave Phenomena in Optical Fibers

11.1 Introduction
11.2 Gradient Catastrophe and Classical Shock Waves
11.3 Shock Formation in Optical Fibers
11.4 Competing Wave-Breaking Mechanisms
11.5 Resonant Radiation Emitted by Dispersive Shocks
11.6 Shock Waves in Passive Cavities
11.7 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References

Chapter 12 Optical Wave Turbulence in Fibers

12.1 Introduction
12.2 Wave Turbulence Kinetic Equation
12.3 Weak Langmuir Turbulence Formalism
12.4 Vlasov Formalism
12.5 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References

Chapter 13 Nonlocal Disordered Media and Experiments in Disordered Fibers

13.1 Introduction
13.2 Nonlinear Behavior of Light in Transversely Disordered Fiber
13.3 Experiments on the Localization Length in Disordered Fibers
13.4 Shock Waves in Disordered Systems
13.5 Experiments on Shock Waves in Disordered Media
13.6 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References

Chapter 14 Wide Variability of Generation Regimes in Mode-Locked Fiber Lasers

14.1 Introduction
14.2 Variability of Generation Regimes
14.3 Phenomenological Model of Double-Scale Pulses
14.4 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References

Chapter 15 Ultralong Raman Fiber Lasers and Their Applications

15.1 Introduction
15.2 Raman Amplification
15.3 Ultralong Raman Fiber Lasers Basics
15.4 Applications of Ultralong Raman Fiber Lasers
15.5 Conclusion
References

Chapter 16 Shaping Brillouin Light in Specialty Optical Fibers

16.1 Introduction
16.2 Historical Background
16.3 Theory
16.4 Tapered Optical Fibers
16.5 Conclusion
References

Index

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