title: Influence of third-order dispersion on the propagation of incoherent light in optical fibers.
abstract: We study the influence of third-order dispersion effects on the propagation of an incoherent nonlinear wave in an optical fiber system. The wave spectrum is shown to exhibit a highly asymmetric deformation characterized by a lateral spectral shoulder and the subsequent formation of an unexpected constant spectral pedestal. A kinetic approach to the problem reveals the existence of an invariant that explains in detail the essential properties of such asymmetric spectral evolution of the wave.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, UMR-CNRS 5209, Université de Bourgogne, France. claire.michel@u-bourgogne.fr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Michel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Suret
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Randoux
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Jauslin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Picozzi