In optical fibers, a general term for the broadening of a pulse by the time it reaches the receiving end. It can be the net effect of any or all of modal, chromatic and polarization dispersion. See ...

A singlemode optical fiber designed to reduce chromatic dispersion. The fiber core is fabricated in several layers with different refractive indices running in parallel throughout its length.

High-Q microresonators, through the cavity enhancement of an input field, enable many important optical devices and functions 33. These applications include frequency comb generation, pulse sources, ...