Fiber Optic Pulse Compression: Numerical techniques and applications with MATLAB®

by R Vasantha Jayakantha Raja, A. Esther Lidiya

Overview

This book provides information on various pulse compression techniques in the aspect of theoretical modelling as well as experiment which helps the reader to acquire a knowledge on the basic concepts of pulse compression. It fills a noticeable gap in the field and helps readers understand compression techniques and their physical mechanism through optical fiber.

Students, researchers, and scientists in photonics and nonlinear fiber optics all make up the target audience for this book.

Key Features:

• Includes the nonlinear pulse compression techniques to achieve femtosecond/attosecond pulses.

• Explores topics such as photonic crystal fiber and pulse propagation in the fiber.

• Includes numerical tools for the analysis of pulse propagation and compression.

• Discusses applications of ultrashort pulse generation techniques.

• Provides useful end-of-chapter summaries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750326865
Publisher:	Institute of Physics Publishing
Publication date:	08/24/2022
Series:	IOP Series in Advances in Optics, Photonics and Optoelectronics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
File size:	12 MB
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About the Author

Professor R Vasantha Jayakantha Raja currently works in SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur. He is actively working in the research field of nonlinear fiber optics and ultra-fast optics and focusses on numerical modelling of nonlinear pulse propagation through solid and liquid core Photonic crystal fiber (PCF) for various nonlinear applications.

A Esther Lidiya received her MSc and MPhil degree in Physics from Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University. She submitted her PhD thesis in the field of nonlinear fiber optics at SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur. Her current research work is on generating ultrashort pulses through nonlinear pulse compression techniques using photonic crystal fiber.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to nonlinear pulse compression techniques in photonic crystal fiber (PCF) Describes ultrashort pulses, their applications and the need for generating ultrashort pulses. The linear and nonlinear phenomena through PCF will be discussed in detail.

Chapter 2: Numerical tools on the pulse compression analysis Discussion on the numerical techniques helps to analyse the pulse propagation and compression in the PCF

Chapter 3: Higher order soliton compression Introduction to optical soliton and higher order soliton propagation in PCF and the compression analysis in different kind of fibers and at various pumping wavelength

Chapter 4: Supercontinuum induced pulse compression Phenomenon of supercontinuum generation with the factors influence this technique for pulse compression

Chapter 5: Adiabatic compression Introduction to the compression scheme with various fiber tapering profiles

Chapter 6: Self-similar compression Introduction to the compression scheme with dispersion decreasing and nonlinearity increasing tapering profiles and the analysis of pulse quality parameters

Chapter 7: Nonlinear optical loop mirror Introduction on nonlinear optical loop mirror as a pedestal suppressor and pulse compressor with various pulse compression schemes

Chapter 8: Comparison and conclusion