Title :
Compression limits in cascaded quadratic soliton compressors
Author :
Bache, Morten ; Bang, Ole ; Krolikowski, Wieslaw ; Moses, Jeff ; Wise, Frank W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby
Abstract :
Cascaded quadratic soliton compressors generate under optimal conditions few-cycle pulses. Using theory and numerical simulations in a nonlinear crystal suitable for high-energy pulse compression, we address the limits to the compression quality and efficiency.
Keywords :
optical pulse compression; optical solitons; cascaded quadratic soliton compressors; compression limits; high-energy pulse compression; nonlinear crystal; Australia; Compressors; Dispersion; Nonlinear equations; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical refraction; Photonics; Pulse compression methods; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610499
