Optical fibers with a frequency-dependent Kerr nonlinearity: Theory and applications

AC Sparapani, SM Hernandez, PI Fierens, DF Grosz… - Wave Motion, 2024 - Elsevier
This review provides a detailed discussion of both the mathematical treatment and the
impact of a frequency-dependent Kerr nonlinearity on the propagation of short pulses in …

Two-color pulse compounds in waveguides with a zero-nonlinearity point

O Melchert, S Bose, S Willms, I Babushkin… - Optics Letters, 2023 - opg.optica.org
We study incoherently coupled two-frequency pulse compounds in waveguides with single
zero-dispersion and zero-nonlinearity points. In such waveguides, supported by a negative …

Multifrequency nonlinear Schrödinger equation

D Castelló-Lurbe, E Silvestre, MV Andrés - Optics Letters, 2024 - opg.optica.org
The multifrequency character of nonlinearity dispersion is often dismissed because, in
principle, it increases the computational load exceedingly rendering an impractical modeling …

A generic model for the study of supercontinuum generation in graphene-covered nanowires

N Linale, PI Fierens, N Vermeulen… - Journal of Physics …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We study supercontinuum (SC) generation in graphene-covered nanowires based on a
generic model that correctly accounts for the evolution of the photon number under Kerr and …

Soliton solutions and self-steepening in the photon-conserving nonlinear Schrödinger equation

SM Hernández, J Bonetti, N Linale… - Waves in Random …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
We have recently introduced a new modeling equation for the propagation of pulses in
optical waveguides, the photon-conserving Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation (pcNLSE) …

Measuring self-steepening with the photon-conserving nonlinear Schrödinger equation

N Linale, PI Fierens, J Bonetti, AD Sánchez… - Optics letters, 2020 - opg.optica.org
We propose an original, simple, and direct method to measure self-steepening (SS) in
nonlinear waveguides. Our proposal is based on results derived from the recently …

Modulation instability in waveguides doped with anisotropic nanoparticles

AD Sánchez, N Linale, J Bonetti, DF Grosz - Optics Letters, 2020 - opg.optica.org
We exploit the anisotropic plasmonic behavior of gold nanorods (AuNRs) to obtain a
waveguide with a nonlinear coefficient dependent on both the frequency and polarization of …

Simple model for the nonlinear optical response of dimer-doped waveguides

AD Sánchez, N Linale, DF Grosz - Journal of the Optical Society of …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
We put forth a simple model that allows us to obtain the nonlinear coefficient of a waveguide
doped with dimers of Ag and Au, and study its unique nonlinear optical properties through …

A direct method for the simultaneous estimation of self-steepening and the fractional Raman contribution in fiber optics

N Linale, J Bonetti, PI Fierens… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose an original, simple, and direct method for the simultaneous estimation of the self-
steepening parameter and the fractional Raman contribution in fiber optics. Our proposal is …

Dispersive waves and radiation trapping in optical fibers with a zero-nonlinearity wavelength

SM Hernandez, A Sparapani, N Linale… - Waves in Random …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The formation of dispersive waves and radiation trapping are two most relevant phenomena
in supercontinuum generation. In spite the fact that the nonlinear coefficient of many …