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The field of nonlinear optics has become extremely important for ultrafast signal processing in modern fiber optic communication systems. For the light propagating in the optical fiber, nonlinear effects have both positive and negative side-effects. One positive effect is the formation of solitons due to the Kerr effect in the glass, however, the same nonlinearity also causes crosstalk between different communication channels. Similarly, Raman scattering is advantageous in that it can be used to generate new wavelengths and produce tunable fiber lasers, at the same time Raman scattering also produces crosstalk in a wavelength division multiplexed system. The conclusion from these two simple examples is that it is important to understand nonlinear effects to optimize the usage of an optical fiber.
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Österberg, U.L. (1995). Nonlinear Optics: Theory and Applications. In: Soares, O.D.D. (eds) Trends in Optical Fibre Metrology and Standards. NATO ASI Series, vol 285. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0035-9_35
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