DocumentCode
1143990
Title
The effect of dispersion on pulse distortion in optical filaments
Author
Shimizu, F.
Author_Institution
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Volume
8
Issue
11
fYear
1972
fDate
11/1/1972 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
851
Lastpage
852
Abstract
It is shown theoretically that short intense light pulses of optical filaments can form an optical shock at the leading edge in the usual Kerr liquids. Under certain conditions an extremely sharp spike occurs at the front of the pulse.
Keywords
Dispersion; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Optical wavelength conversion;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1972.1076879
Filename
1076879
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