Title :
Nonlinear femtosecond pulse reshaping in waveguide arrays
Author :
Hudson, Darren ; Schibli, Thomas R. ; Cundiff, Steven T. ; Shish, Kimberlee ; Kutz, J. Nathan ; Morandotti, Roberto ; Christodoulides, Demetrios
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Abstract :
We observe nonlinear pulse reshaping of femtosecond pulses propagating in a waveguide array. The reshaping is due to non-linear coupling between waveguides. The output temporal width shows power-dependent pulse shortening.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical arrays; optical pulse shaping; optical waveguides; femtosecond pulse reshaping; nonlinear coupling; pulse shortening; waveguide arrays; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Autocorrelation; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Optical waveguides; Pulse compression methods; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide components; (190.1170); (190.6135);
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
