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Nonlinear Waves in Solid State Physics pp 325–371Cite as

Solitons in Optical Fibres

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This chapter aims to present a review of some central properties of nonlinear short pulse effects in conventional silica optical fibres. Solitons are the key feature of such propagation and will form a central theme for the chapter. In particular we shall examine soliton generation and interaction with linear and nonlinear effects. There will be an underlying drive towards the potential exploitation of soliton effects but the emphasis will be on the fundamental physics.

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Blow, K.J., Doran, N.J. (1990). Solitons in Optical Fibres. In: Boardman, A.D., Bertolotti, M., Twardowski, T. (eds) Nonlinear Waves in Solid State Physics. NATO ASI Series, vol 247. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5898-5_11

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