• DocumentCode
    3003236
  • Title

    Pulse polarization splitting in a transient wave plate

  • Author

    Hartinger, K. ; Bartels, Randy A.

  • Author_Institution
    Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate propagation of ultrafast laser pulses through a molecular gas acting as a transient wave plate under conditions of strong phase modulation. A single, linearly polarized pulse is split into two distinct laser pulses.
  • Keywords
    optical modulation; optical pulse shaping; molecular gas; pulse polarization splitting; strong phase modulation; transient wave plate; ultrafast laser pulses; Gas lasers; Optical propagation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical retarders; Phase modulation; Polarization; Probes; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452495
  • Filename
    4452495
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3003236