Title :
Analysis of nonlinear chirp compensation for ultra-broadband femtosecond optical pulses using a spatial light phase modulator - effects of time-window dispersion, pixel gaps and discreteness
Author :
Morita, Nobutomo ; Morita, Ryuji ; Karasawa, Nobuhiro ; Yamashita, Masaru
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan
Abstract :
The effects of time-window dispersion, pixel gaps and discreteness of modulated phase on chirp compensation using a spatial light modulator are investigated. Numerical simulations are made for application to experimental results on ultra-broadband femtosecond optical pulses.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; compensation; optical pulse compression; optical pulse shaping; phase modulation; spatial light modulators; blue-shift; concave mirrors; diffraction gratings; expansion center wavelength; modulated phase discreteness; nonlinear chirp compensation; numerical simulations; optical pulse compression; optical pulse shaper; pixel gaps; spatial light phase modulator; time-window dispersion; ultrabroadband femtosecond optical pulses; Chirp; Diffraction gratings; Frequency; Optical diffraction; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Phase modulation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.971059
