Title :
Spectral compression of intense femtosecond pulses by self phase modulation in silica glass
Author :
Iwaszczuk, Krzysztof ; Zhou, Binbin ; Bache, Morten ; Jepsen, Peter Uhd
Author_Institution :
DTU Fotonik, Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate spectral compression of mJ fs pulses by self phase modulation in silica glass. Spectral narrowing by factor 2.4 of near-transform-limited pulses is shown, with good agreement between experiment and numerical simulation.
Keywords :
optical glass; optical modulation; optical pulse compression; phase modulation; silicon compounds; spectral line narrowing; SiO2; intense femtosecond pulses; near-transform-limited pulses; self phase modulation; silica glass; spectral compression; spectral narrowing; Chirp; Glass; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion; Silicon compounds; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
