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Pulse Shepherding in Nonlinear Fiber OpticsIn a wavelength division multiplexed fiber system, where pulses on different wavelength beams may co-propagate in a single mode fiber, the cross-phase-modulation (CPM) effects caused by the nonlinearity of the optical fiber are unavoidable. In other words, pulses on different wavelength beams can interact with and affect each other through the intensity dependence of the refractive index of the fiber. Although CPM will not cause energy to be exchanged among the beams, the pulse shapes and locations on these beams can be altered significantly. This phenomenon makes possible the manipulation and control of pulses co-propagating on different wavelength beams through the introduction of a shepherd pulse at a separate wavelength. How this can be accomplished is demonstrated in this paper.
Document ID
19990103111
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Yeh, C.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Bergman, L.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
September 15, 1996
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Applied Physics
Publisher: American Inst. of Physics
Volume: 80
Issue: 6
Subject Category
Optics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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