Title :
Unipolar second-harmonic pulses containing multiple optical carrier cycles
Author :
Mlejnek, M. ; Wright, E.M. ; Moloney, J.V.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Sci. Center, Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We study the effect of second-harmonic generation for femtosecond optical pulses in the context of the vector Maxwell equations in one dimension. Using an instantaneous model for the nonlinear interaction of the electromagnetic field with a dielectric, we observe, surprisingly, the generation of unipolar second harmonic signals with many optical cycles.
Keywords :
Maxwell equations; optical harmonic generation; optical rotation; vectors; dielectric; electromagnetic field; instantaneous model; multiple optical carrier cycles; nonlinear interaction; one dimension; optical cycles; unipolar second harmonic signal generation; unipolar second-harmonic pulses; vector Maxwell equations; Dielectrics; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic modeling; Maxwell equations; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Signal generators; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 1998. IQEC 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-541-2
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC.1998.680354
