Title :
Pulse compression by planar waveguiding
Author :
Mysyrowicz, A. ; Cord, A. ; Couairon, A. ; Akturk, S. ; Zhou, B.
Author_Institution :
LOA, Ecole Polytech., Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
Compression of ultrashort laser pulses by self-phase modulation in a gas-filled planar hollow waveguide is studied both experimentally and theoretically. This technique outperforms significantly other techniques based on hollow core fibers or filamentation.
Keywords :
optical modulation; optical pulse shaping; phase modulation; waveguide lasers; gas-filled planar hollow waveguide; hollow core fibers; planar waveguiding; pulse compression; ultrashort laser pulses; Fiber lasers; Gas lasers; Hollow waveguides; Laser theory; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulses; Planar waveguides; Pulse compression methods; Pulse modulation; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292212
