Optical solitons from fibers to photonic crystals
The current research into solitons and their use in fiber optic communications is very important to the future of communications. Since the advent of computer networking and high speed data transmission technology people have been striving to develop faster and more reliable communications media....
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Academic Press
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Optical Solitons: From Fibers to Photonic Crystals; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 Historical Background; 1.2 Spatial Optical Solitons; 1.3 Temporal Optical Solitons; 1.4 Solutions of the NLS Equation; 1.5 Solitons of Non-Kerr Media; 1.6 Book Overview; References; Chapter 2. Spatial Solitons; 2.1 Analytical Solutions; 2.2 Soliton Stability and Internal Modes; 2.3 Stability Criterion; 2.4 Embedded Solitons; 2.5 Soliton Collisions; 2.6 Breathers and Soliton Bound States; 2.7 Experimental Results; References; Chapter 3. Temporal Solitons
- 3.1 Fiber Solitons3.2 Soliton-Based Communications; 3.3 Loss-Managed Solitons; 3.4 Dispersion-Managed Solitons; 3.5 Perturbation of Solitons; 3.6 Higher-Order Effects; References; Chapter 4. Dark Solitons; 4.1 Kerr Medium; 4.2 Non-Kerr Media; 4.3 Instability-Induced Dynamics; 4.4 Perturbation Theory; 4.5 Temporal Dark Solitons; 4.6 Experimental Results; References; Chapter 5. Bragg Solitons; 5.1 Basic Concepts; 5.2 Photonic Bandgap; 5.3 Modulation Instability; 5.4 Nonlinear Pulse Propagation; 5.5 Nonlinear Switching; References; Chapter 6. Two-Dimensional Solitons
- 6.1 Soliton Transverse Instability6.2 Spatial Solitons in a Bulk Medium; 6.3 Experimental Results; 6.4 Soliton Interaction and Spiraling; 6.5 Solitons with Angular Momentum; References; Chapter 7. Spatiotemporal Solitons; 7.1 Spatiotemporal Modulation Instability; 7.2 Optical Bullets and Their Stability; 7.3 Normal-Dispersion Regime; 7.4 Collapse-Arresting Mechanisms; 7.5 Higher-Order Effects; 7.6 Experimental Results; References; Chapter 8. Vortex Solitons; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Transverse Instability; 8.3 Properties of Vortex Solitons; 8.4 Aharonov-Bohm Effect
- 8.5 Vortex Arrays and Lattices8.6 Ring Dark Solitons; References; Chapter 9. Vector Solitons; 9.1 Incoherently Coupled Solitons; 9.2 Multicomponent Vector Solitons; 9.3 Stability of Vector Solitons; 9.4 Coherently Coupled Solitons; 9.5 Multihump Vector Solitons; 9.6 Two-Dimensional Vector Solitons; 9.7 Transverse Modulation Instability; 9.8 Dark Vector Solitons; References; Chapter 10. Parametric Solitons; 10.1 Parametric Interaction; 10.2 Waveguide Geometry; 10.3 Quadratic Solitons in Bulk Media; 10.4 Multifrequency Parametric Solitons; 10.5 Quasi-Phase Matching; 10.6 Related Concepts
- ReferencesChapter 11. Discrete Solitons; 11.1 Discrete NLS Equation; 11.2 General Theory; 11.3 Modulation Instability; 11.4 Bright and Dark Solitons; 11.5 Experimental Results; 11.6 Related Concepts; References; Chapter 12. Solitons in Photonic Crystals; 12.1 Linear Characteristics; 12.2 Effective Discrete Models; 12.3 Bandgap Solitons; 12.4 Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystals; 12.5 Future Perspectives; References; Chapter 13. Incoherent Solitons; 13.1 Historical Perspective; 13.2 Theoretical Methods; 13.3 Bright Incoherent Solitons; 13.4 Dark and Vortex Solitons; References
- Chapter 14. Related Concepts
