title: Control of the soliton self-frequency shift dynamics using topographic optical fibers.
abstract: We demonstrate that the dynamics of the soliton self-frequency shift can be accurately controlled by using tapered optical fibers with optimized longitudinal profile shape (that we term topographic fibers). The tapering profiles tailored for a targeted soliton spectral trajectory through dispersion and nonlinearity management are determined by an inverse algorithm. This control is demonstrated experimentally with topographic photonic crystal fibers fabricated directly on a drawing tower.
authors.affiliation: Université Lille1, IRCICA, Laboratoire PhLAM, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France. abdelkrim.bendahmane@phlam.univ‑lille1.fr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bendahmane
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Vanvincq
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mussot
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kudlinski