Optical Signal Processing in Highly Nonlinear Fibers

Contents

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Chapter 1    Introduction

Chapter 2    Nonlinear Effects in Optical Fibers

2.1      Introduction

2.2      The Kerr Effect

2.3      The Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation

2.4      Self-Phase Modulation

2.5      Cross-Phase Modulation

2.6      Four-Wave Mixing

2.7      Stimulated Raman Scattering

2.8      Stimulated Brillouin Scattering

References

Chapter 3    Optical Solitons

3.1      Introduction

3.2      Soliton Solutions of the Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation

3.3      Perturbations of Solitons

3.3.1      Fiber Losses

3.3.2      Higher-Order Effects

3.3.3      Timing Jitter

3.4      Soliton Transmission Control

3.4.1      Using Frequency Filters

3.4.2      Using Frequency Filters and Nonlinear Gain

3.5      Dissipative Solitons