Preface |
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1 | (24) |
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1 | (2) |
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3 | (10) |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (5) |
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Polarization-Mode Dispersion |
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11 | (2) |
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13 | (5) |
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14 | (1) |
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Stimulated Inelastic Scattering |
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15 | (2) |
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Importance of Nonlinear Effects |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (7) |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (4) |
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Pulse Propagation in Fibers |
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25 | (26) |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (4) |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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Characteristics of the Fundamental Mode |
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30 | (1) |
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Pulse-Propagation Equation |
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31 | (10) |
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Nonlinear Pulse Propagation |
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32 | (4) |
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Higher-Order Nonlinear Effects |
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36 | (5) |
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41 | (10) |
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Split-Step Fourier Method |
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41 | (4) |
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Finite-Difference Methods |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (1) |
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47 | (4) |
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Group-Velocity Dispersion |
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51 | (28) |
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Different Propagation Regimes |
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51 | (2) |
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Dispersion-Induced Pulse Broadening |
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53 | (9) |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (1) |
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58 | (3) |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (9) |
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Evolution of Chirped Gaussian Pulses |
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63 | (2) |
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65 | (2) |
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67 | (2) |
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Ultrashort-Pulse Measurements |
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69 | (2) |
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71 | (8) |
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71 | (2) |
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73 | (1) |
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Compensation of Third-Order Dispersion |
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74 | (2) |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (2) |
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79 | (41) |
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SPM-Induced Spectral Changes |
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79 | (10) |
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80 | (2) |
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82 | (3) |
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Effect of Pulse Shape and Initial Chirp |
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85 | (2) |
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Effect of Partial Coherence |
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87 | (2) |
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Effect of Group-Velocity Dispersion |
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89 | (13) |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (3) |
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94 | (3) |
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97 | (1) |
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Effect of Third-Order Dispersion |
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98 | (2) |
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SPM Effects in Fiber Amplifiers |
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100 | (2) |
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102 | (4) |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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Specific Analytic Solutions |
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104 | (2) |
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Higher-Order Nonlinear Effects |
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106 | (14) |
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107 | (2) |
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Effect of GVD on Optical Shocks |
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109 | (2) |
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Intrapulse Raman Scattering |
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111 | (3) |
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114 | (2) |
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116 | (4) |
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120 | (57) |
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120 | (9) |
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Linear Stability Analysis |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (2) |
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124 | (1) |
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Ultrashort Pulse Generation |
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125 | (2) |
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Impact on Lightwave Systems |
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127 | (2) |
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129 | (11) |
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Inverse Scattering Method |
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130 | (2) |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (2) |
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Experimental Confirmation |
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136 | (1) |
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137 | (3) |
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140 | (6) |
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140 | (4) |
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Dispersion-Managed Solitons |
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144 | (1) |
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144 | (2) |
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146 | (10) |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (2) |
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149 | (3) |
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152 | (4) |
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156 | (21) |
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Moment Equations for Pulse Parameters |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (2) |
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160 | (2) |
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Intrapulse Raman Scattering |
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162 | (5) |
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Propagation of Femtosecond Pulses |
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167 | (2) |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (7) |
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177 | (49) |
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177 | (5) |
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Origin of Nonlinear Birefringence |
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178 | (2) |
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180 | (1) |
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Elliptically Birefringent Fibers |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (7) |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (4) |
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187 | (2) |
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Evolution of Polarization State |
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189 | (8) |
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189 | (2) |
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Poincare-Sphere Representation |
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191 | (3) |
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194 | (2) |
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196 | (1) |
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Vector Modulation Instability |
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197 | (9) |
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197 | (3) |
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High-Birefringence Fibers |
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200 | (2) |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (3) |
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Birefringence and Solitons |
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206 | (7) |
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206 | (1) |
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High-Birefringence Fibers |
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207 | (4) |
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Soliton-Dragging Logic Gates |
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211 | (1) |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (13) |
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Polarization-Mode Dispersion |
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214 | (1) |
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Vector Form of the NLS Equation |
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215 | (1) |
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Effects of PMD on Solitons |
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216 | (4) |
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220 | (1) |
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221 | (5) |
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226 | (48) |
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XPM-Induced Nonlinear Coupling |
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227 | (2) |
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Nonlinear Refractive Index |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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XPM-Induced Modulation Instability |
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229 | (4) |
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Linear Stability Analysis |
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229 | (3) |
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232 | (1) |
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233 | (5) |
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233 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (2) |
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Multiple Coupled NLS Equations |
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237 | (1) |
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Spectral and Temporal Effects |
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238 | (10) |
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Asymmetric Spectral Broadening |
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239 | (5) |
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Asymmetric Temporal Changes |
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244 | (3) |
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Higher-Order Nonlinear Effects |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (6) |
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XPM-Induced Pulse Compression |
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248 | (3) |
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XPM-Induced Optical Switching |
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251 | (1) |
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XPM-Induced Nonreciprocity |
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252 | (2) |
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254 | (10) |
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254 | (1) |
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255 | (2) |
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Polarization-Dependent Spectral Broadening |
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257 | (3) |
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Pulse Trapping and Compression |
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260 | (2) |
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XPM-Induced Wave Breaking |
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262 | (2) |
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XPM Effects in Birefringent Fibers |
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264 | (10) |
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Fibers with Low Birefringence |
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264 | (3) |
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Fibers with High Birefringence |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (2) |
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270 | (4) |
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Stimulated Raman Scattering |
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274 | (55) |
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274 | (9) |
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275 | (1) |
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276 | (3) |
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Coupled Amplitude Equations |
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279 | (2) |
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Effect of Four-Wave Mixing |
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281 | (2) |
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283 | (11) |
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Single-Pass Raman Generation |
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283 | (2) |
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285 | (3) |
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288 | (4) |
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292 | (2) |
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SRS with Short Pump Pulses |
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294 | (12) |
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Pulse-Propagation Equations |
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294 | (1) |
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295 | (2) |
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297 | (3) |
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300 | (4) |
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Synchronously Pumped Raman Lasers |
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304 | (1) |
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Short-Pulse Raman Amplification |
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305 | (1) |
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306 | (9) |
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306 | (5) |
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311 | (2) |
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Soliton-Effect Pulse Compression |
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313 | (2) |
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315 | (14) |
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Vector Theory of Raman Amplification |
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315 | (4) |
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PMD Effects on Raman Amplification |
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319 | (2) |
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321 | (1) |
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322 | (7) |
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Stimulated Brillouin Scattering |
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329 | (39) |
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329 | (4) |
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330 | (1) |
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330 | (3) |
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333 | (7) |
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333 | (1) |
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334 | (1) |
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Techniques for Controlling the SBS Threshold |
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335 | (3) |
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338 | (2) |
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Brillouin Fiber Amplifiers |
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340 | (4) |
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341 | (1) |
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Amplifier Design and Applications |
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342 | (2) |
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344 | (12) |
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Coupled Amplitude Equations |
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345 | (1) |
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SBS with Q-Switched Pulses |
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346 | (4) |
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SBS-Induced Index Changes |
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350 | (2) |
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352 | (2) |
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Modulation Instability and Chaos |
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354 | (2) |
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356 | (12) |
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356 | (4) |
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360 | (2) |
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362 | (1) |
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363 | (5) |
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368 | (56) |
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Origin of Four-Wave Mixing |
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368 | (2) |
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Theory of Four-Wave Mixing |
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370 | (6) |
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Coupled Amplitude Equations |
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371 | (1) |
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371 | (2) |
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373 | (1) |
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Ultrafast Four-Wave Mixing |
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374 | (2) |
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Phase-Matching Techniques |
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376 | (11) |
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376 | (1) |
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Phase Matching in Multimode Fibers |
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377 | (3) |
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Phase Matching in Single-Mode Fibers |
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380 | (3) |
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Phase Matching in Birefringent Fibers |
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383 | (4) |
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387 | (14) |
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387 | (2) |
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Gain Spectrum and Its Bandwidth |
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389 | (2) |
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Single-Pump Configuration |
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391 | (3) |
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394 | (5) |
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Effects of Pump Depletion |
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399 | (2) |
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401 | (10) |
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Vector Theory of Four-Wave Mixing |
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401 | (2) |
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Polarization Dependence of Parametric Gain |
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403 | (2) |
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Linearly and Circularly Polarized Pumps |
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405 | (3) |
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Effect of Residual Fiber Birefringence |
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408 | (3) |
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Applications of Four-Wave Mixing |
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411 | (13) |
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412 | (1) |
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Ultrafast Signal Processing |
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413 | (2) |
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Quantum Noise and Correlation |
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415 | (2) |
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417 | (1) |
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418 | (6) |
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424 | (29) |
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424 | (10) |
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425 | (1) |
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426 | (3) |
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429 | (1) |
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430 | (1) |
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431 | (3) |
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Fibers with Silica Cladding |
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434 | (2) |
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Tapered Fibers with Air Cladding |
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436 | (4) |
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440 | (4) |
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444 | (9) |
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448 | (1) |
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449 | (4) |
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Novel Nonlinear Phenomena |
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453 | (61) |
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Intrapulse Raman Scattering |
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453 | (11) |
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Enhanced RIFS and Wavelength Tuning |
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454 | (3) |
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457 | (2) |
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459 | (2) |
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Suppression of Raman-Induced Frequency Shifts |
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461 | (3) |
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464 | (5) |
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FWM in Highly Nonlinear Fibers |
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464 | (3) |
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Effects of Fiber Birefringence |
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467 | (2) |
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Supercontinuum Generation |
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469 | (8) |
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Pumping with Picosecond Pulses |
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470 | (4) |
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474 | (1) |
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Pumping with Femtosecond Pulses |
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475 | (2) |
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Temporal and Spectral Evolution |
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477 | (18) |
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Numerical Modeling of Supercontinuum |
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477 | (3) |
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Soliton Fission and Nonsolitonic Radiation |
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480 | (4) |
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Effects of Cross-Phase Modulation |
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484 | (4) |
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488 | (4) |
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Coherence Properties of a Supercontinuum |
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492 | (3) |
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495 | (19) |
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Second-Harmonic Generation |
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495 | (7) |
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Third-Harmonic Generation |
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502 | (4) |
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506 | (1) |
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507 | (7) |
System of Units |
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514 | (2) |
Numerical Code for the NLS Equation |
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516 | (3) |
List of Acronyms |
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519 | (2) |
Index |
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