DocumentCode
3023191
Title
Self-Phase-Modulation of Optical Beams- The Formative Years
Author
Gustafson, T.K.
Author_Institution
Univ. of CA, Berkeley
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
An overview will be presented covering early initial observations and interpretation of self-phase modulation in self-trapped filaments of light and mode-locked laser pulses, the subsequent evolution of the basic concepts, and various applications.
Keywords
laser mode locking; self-phase modulation; mode-locked laser pulse; optical beam self-phase-modulation; self-trapped filaments; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical modulation; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical solitons; Pulse compression methods; 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.2007.4453558
Filename
4453558
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