Preface |
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1 | (30) |
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1 | (2) |
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3 | (14) |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (2) |
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7 | (6) |
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Polarization-Mode Dispersion |
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13 | (4) |
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17 | (5) |
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17 | (2) |
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Stimulated Inelastic Scattering |
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19 | (1) |
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Importance of Nonlinear Effects |
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20 | (2) |
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22 | (9) |
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25 | (1) |
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25 | (6) |
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Pulse Propagation in Fibers |
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31 | (32) |
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31 | (3) |
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34 | (5) |
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34 | (2) |
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36 | (1) |
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Characteristics of the Fundamental Mode |
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37 | (2) |
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Pulse-Propagation Equation |
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39 | (12) |
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Nonlinear Pulse Propagation |
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39 | (6) |
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Higher-Order Nonlinear Effects |
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45 | (6) |
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51 | (12) |
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Split-Step Fourier Method |
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51 | (4) |
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Finite-Difference Methods |
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55 | (2) |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (5) |
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Group-Velocity Dispersion |
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63 | (34) |
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Different Propagation Regimes |
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63 | (3) |
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Dispersion-Induced Pulse Broadening |
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66 | (10) |
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67 | (2) |
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69 | (2) |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (3) |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (10) |
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77 | (2) |
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79 | (3) |
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82 | (3) |
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Ultrashort-Pulse Measurements |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (11) |
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86 | (2) |
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88 | (2) |
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Compensation of Third-Order Dispersion |
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90 | (3) |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (3) |
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97 | (38) |
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SPM-Induced Spectral Broadening |
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97 | (12) |
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98 | (2) |
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100 | (4) |
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Effect of Pulse Shape and Initial Chirp |
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104 | (2) |
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Effect of Partial Coherence |
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106 | (3) |
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Effect of Group-Velocity Dispersion |
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109 | (13) |
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109 | (4) |
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113 | (2) |
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115 | (3) |
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118 | (2) |
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Effect of Third-Order Dispersion |
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120 | (2) |
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Higher-Order Nonlinear Effects |
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122 | (13) |
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123 | (3) |
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Effect of GVD on Optical Shocks |
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126 | (2) |
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Intrapulse Raman Scattering |
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128 | (2) |
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130 | (1) |
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130 | (5) |
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135 | (68) |
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136 | (10) |
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Linear Stability Analysis |
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136 | (2) |
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138 | (2) |
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140 | (2) |
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Ultrashort Pulse Generation |
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142 | (2) |
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Impact on Lightwave Systems |
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144 | (2) |
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146 | (13) |
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Inverse Scattering Method |
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147 | (2) |
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149 | (3) |
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152 | (2) |
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Experimental Confirmation |
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154 | (2) |
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156 | (3) |
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159 | (7) |
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159 | (5) |
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Dispersion-Managed Solitons |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (14) |
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167 | (2) |
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169 | (2) |
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171 | (5) |
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176 | (4) |
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180 | (23) |
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181 | (2) |
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183 | (3) |
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Intrapulse Raman Scattering |
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186 | (4) |
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Propagation of Femtosecond Pulses |
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190 | (2) |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (10) |
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203 | (57) |
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204 | (6) |
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Origin of Nonlinear Birefringence |
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204 | (2) |
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206 | (2) |
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Elliptically Birefringent Fibers |
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208 | (2) |
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210 | (8) |
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210 | (1) |
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211 | (5) |
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216 | (2) |
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Evolution of Polarization State |
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218 | (10) |
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219 | (2) |
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Poincare-Sphere Representation |
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221 | (3) |
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224 | (3) |
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227 | (1) |
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Vector Modulation Instability |
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228 | (10) |
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229 | (2) |
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High-Birefringence Fibers |
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231 | (3) |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (3) |
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Birefringence and Solitons |
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238 | (8) |
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239 | (1) |
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High-Birefringence Fibers |
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240 | (3) |
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Soliton-Dragging Logic Gates |
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243 | (1) |
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244 | (2) |
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246 | (14) |
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Polarization-Mode Dispersion |
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246 | (2) |
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Polarization State of Solitons |
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248 | (4) |
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252 | (1) |
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253 | (7) |
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260 | (38) |
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XPM-Induced Nonlinear Coupling |
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261 | (4) |
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Nonlinear Refractive Index |
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261 | (2) |
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263 | (1) |
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Propagation in Birefringent Fibers |
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264 | (1) |
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XPM-Induced Modulation Instability |
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265 | (5) |
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Linear Stability Analysis |
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265 | (3) |
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268 | (2) |
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270 | (4) |
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270 | (2) |
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272 | (1) |
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272 | (2) |
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Spectral and Temporal Effects |
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274 | (12) |
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Asymmetric Spectral Broadening |
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275 | (6) |
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Asymmetric Temporal Changes |
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281 | (3) |
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Higher-Order Nonlinear Effects |
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284 | (2) |
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286 | (12) |
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XPM-Induced Pulse Compression |
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286 | (3) |
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XPM-Induced Optical Switching |
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289 | (1) |
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XPM-Induced Nonreciprocity |
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290 | (3) |
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293 | (1) |
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294 | (4) |
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Stimulated Raman Scattering |
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298 | (57) |
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298 | (8) |
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299 | (1) |
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300 | (4) |
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Coupled Amplitude Equations |
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304 | (2) |
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306 | (14) |
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Single-Pass Raman Generation |
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306 | (3) |
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309 | (3) |
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312 | (6) |
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318 | (2) |
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SRS with Short Pump Pulses |
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320 | (13) |
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Pulse-Propagation Equations |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (3) |
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324 | (3) |
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327 | (5) |
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Synchronously Pumped Raman Lasers |
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332 | (1) |
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333 | (10) |
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334 | (5) |
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339 | (2) |
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Soliton-Effect Pulse Compression |
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341 | (2) |
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Effect of Four-Wave Mixing |
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343 | (12) |
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345 | (1) |
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346 | (9) |
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Stimulated Brillouin Scattering |
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355 | (34) |
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355 | (4) |
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356 | (1) |
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357 | (2) |
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359 | (8) |
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Coupled Intensity Equations |
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360 | (1) |
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360 | (2) |
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362 | (2) |
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364 | (3) |
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367 | (8) |
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Coupled Amplitude Equations |
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367 | (1) |
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368 | (3) |
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Modulation Instability and Chaos |
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371 | (2) |
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373 | (2) |
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375 | (5) |
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375 | (2) |
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377 | (3) |
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380 | (9) |
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Brillouin Fiber Amplifiers |
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380 | (3) |
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383 | (1) |
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383 | (1) |
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384 | (5) |
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389 | (56) |
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Origin of Four-Wave Mixing |
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389 | (3) |
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Theory of Four-Wave Mixing |
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392 | (7) |
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Coupled Amplitude Equations |
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392 | (2) |
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394 | (2) |
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396 | (1) |
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397 | (2) |
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Phase-Matching Techniques |
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399 | (13) |
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399 | (1) |
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Phase Matching in Multimode Fibers |
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400 | (4) |
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Phase Matching in Single-Mode Fibers |
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404 | (4) |
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Phase Matching in Birefringent Fibers |
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408 | (4) |
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412 | (6) |
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412 | (2) |
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414 | (2) |
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416 | (1) |
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417 | (1) |
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418 | (9) |
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419 | (1) |
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420 | (2) |
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422 | (2) |
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Supercontinuum Generation |
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424 | (3) |
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Second-Harmonic Generation |
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427 | (18) |
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427 | (2) |
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429 | (2) |
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431 | (3) |
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Quasi-Phase-Matching Technique |
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434 | (2) |
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436 | (1) |
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437 | (8) |
Appendix A Decibel Units |
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445 | (2) |
Appendix B Nonlinear Refractive Index |
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447 | (7) |
Appendix C Acronyms |
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454 | (3) |
Index |
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