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Two-wave interferences space-time duality: Young slits, Fresnel biprism and Billet bilens

Hervé RigneaultFrédéric ChaussardChristophe Finot

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Optical fiberPhysics::Optics02 engineering and technologyFiber optics01 natural scienceslaw.invention010309 opticstime/space duality020210 optoelectronics & photonicsOpticsInterference (communication)lawDuality (projective geometry)0103 physical sciences0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryPhysics[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-OPTICS]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Optics [physics.optics][ PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-OPTICS ] Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Optics [physics.optics]ultrafast opticsbusiness.industrySpace timeUltrafast opticsAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsInterferencesbusiness

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International audience; Taking advantage of the analogy that can be drawn between the spatial and temporal propagations, we explore two-wave temporal interference in textbook cases such as Young's double slits, Fresnel's biprism and Billet's bilens. We illustrate our approach by numerical simulations for short pulses propagating in dispersive optical fibers with parameters typical of those found in modern optical telecommunications.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2017.03.072