• DocumentCode
    422159
  • Title

    Fundamental limits to few-cycle pulse generation from compression of broadband supercontinua generated in photonic crystal fiber

  • Author

    Dudley, John M. ; Coen, Stephane

  • Author_Institution
    Laboratoire d´´Optique P. M. Duffieux, Univ. de Franche-Comte, Besancon, France
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • Abstract
    The compression properties of octave-spanning supercontinuum spectra generated in photonic crystal fibers are studied using stochastic nonlinear Schrodinger equation simulations. The conditions under which sub-5 fs pulses can be obtained after compression are identified.
  • Keywords
    Schrodinger equation; optical fibres; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; photonic crystals; stochastic processes; supercontinuum generation; 5 fs; broadband supercontinua generation; octave-spanning supercontinuum spectra compression; photonic crystal fiber; pulse generation; stochastic nonlinear Schrodinger equation simulations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-777-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1361627