title: Method for pulse transformations using dispersion varying optical fibre tapers.
abstract: I introduce the problem of transforming one optical pulse into another via nonlinear propagation in a length of dispersion varying optical fibre. Then using a genetic algorithm to design the dispersion profiles, I show that the problem can be solved leading to high quality pulse transforms that are significantly better than what has been published previously. Finally I suggestion further work and other applications for this method.
authors.affiliation: Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK. ngb@orc.soton.ac.uk
authors.forename: N G R
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Broderick