title: Asymptotic properties of incoherent waves propagating in an all-optical regenerators line.
abstract: We present an original method to generate optical pulse trains with random time-interval values from incoherent broadband sources. More precisely, our technique relies on the remarkable properties of a line made of cascaded self-phase modulation-based optical regenerators. Depending on the regenerator parameters, various regimes with noticeably different physical behaviors can be reported.
authors.affiliation: Institut Carnot de Bourgogne, UMR-CNRS 5209, Université de Bourgogne, 21078 Dijon, France. spitois@u-bourgogne.fr
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pitois
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Finot
authors.forename: Lionel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Provost