DocumentCode
2240200
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
fYear
2008
fDate
4-9 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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);
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
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
Type
conf
Filename
4571626
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