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No Access Submitted: 12 April 1973 Published Online: 09 October 2003

  • Transmission of stationary nonlinear optical pulses in dispersive dielectric fibers. II. Normal dispersion

Appl. Phys. Lett. 23, 171 (1973); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1654847
Akira Hasegawa and Frederick Tappert
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  • Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974
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  • Akira Hasegawa
  • Frederick Tappert
  • See also: Applied Physics Letters 23, 142
    • ABSTRACT
    Theoretical calculations supported by numerical simulations show that utilization of the nonlinear dependence of the index of refraction on intensity makes possible the transmission of picosecond optical pulses without distortion in dielectric fiber waveguides with group velocity dispersion. In the case of normal dispersion (∂2ω/∂k2 < 0) discussed here [the case of anomalous dispersion (∂2ω/∂k2 > 0) was discussed in an earlier letter], the stationary pulse is a ``dark'' pulse or envelope shock. Numerical simulations show that such pulses are stable under the influence of small perturbations, white noise, or absorption. Important considerations relating to the practical applications of both ``bright'' and ``dark'' pulses are also discussed.

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