Collett–Wolf equivalence theorem and propagation of a pulse in a single-mode optical fiber
- 1 July 1982
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 7 (7) , 342-343
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.7.000342
Abstract
It is shown that the propagation of a temporal pulse in a single-mode optical fiber is mathematically equivalent to Fresnel diffraction of a spatial beam. A time-domain Collett–Wolf equivalence theorem applies to pulse propagation in fibers.Keywords
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