Title :
Controlled X wave formation in bulk quadratic and cubic nonlinear media
Author :
Clerici, M. ; Jedrkiewicz, O. ; Faccio, D. ; Averchi, A. ; Lotti, A. ; Rubino, E. ; Valiulis, G. ; Tartara, L. ; Degiorgio, V. ; Couairon, A. ; Kolesik, M. ; Di Trapani, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Math., Univ. dell´´Insubria, Como
Abstract :
Here we report spontaneous conical wave formation in quadratic and cubic nonlinear media, demonstrating how the characteristics of the formed conical wave strictly depend on those of the pumping source.
Keywords :
laser beams; nonlinear media; optical materials; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; optical tuning; OPA; broadband spatially coherent Gaussian pulse; broadband temporally coherent Gaussian pulse; bulk quadratic media; controlled X wave formation; cubic nonlinear media; nonlinear crystal; propagation direction; pump phase velocity tuning; pumping source; spontaneous conical wave formation; Charge carrier processes; Frequency; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical pumping; Polarization; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688900
