Title :
Towards an understanding of white-light generation in cubic media - Polarization properties across the entire spectral range
Author :
Buchvarov, I. ; Trifonov, A. ; Fiebig, T.
Author_Institution :
Eugene F. Merkert Chem. Center, Chestnut Hill
Abstract :
An investigation of the polarization properties of a femtosecond laser pulse induced coherent WL continuum generated in a cubic crystal (CaF2) is discussed . For linear input polarization the WL spectrum shows strong depolarization around the input wavelength while the preservation of the input polarization is pronounced towards the blue spectral region. The origin of the observed depolarization effect has been elucidated.
Keywords :
calcium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; light polarisation; optical materials; sapphire; solid lasers; supercontinuum generation; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; CaF2; Ti:Sapphire system; blue spectral region; continuum generation; cubic media -polarization properties; depolarization effect; femtosecond laser pulse induced coherent WL generation; linear input polarization; Chemical lasers; Chemistry; Educational institutions; Laser beams; Lenses; Optical polarization; Optical pulse generation; Optical refraction; Pulse generation; Supercontinuum generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386282
