Title :
Solitonlike pulse shortening in a femtosecond parametric amplifier
Author :
Fournier, Sebastien ; Lopez-Martens, Rodrigo ; Le Blanc, C. ; Baubeau, E. ; Salin, F.
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´Opt. Appliquee, Ecole Polytech., Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Some parametric designs have been shown to exhibit a broad amplification bandwidth and allow for ultrashort tunable pulse generation and amplification. Even pulse shortening can be obtained when benefiting from external recompression. We report on computer simulations and experimental evidence of solitonlike parametric self-compression in the femtosecond domain.
Keywords :
optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; optical solitons; computer simulations; continuum seeded OPA; external recompression; femtosecond parametric amplifier; parametric self-compression; signal chirp reversal; soliton-like pulse shortening; ultrashort tunable pulse generation; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical solitons; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-339-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.676532
