Self-similar propagation of parabolic pulses in normal-dispersion fiber amplifiers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 461-469

  Kruglov, V I ^a   Peacock, A C ^a   Harvey, J D ^a   Dudley, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; WAVE EQUATIONS;

PARABOLIC PULSES;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0012250253     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.000461     Document Type: Conference Paper

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