Title :
Nonlinear optics in gas-filled HC-PCF in the plasma regime
Author :
Hölzer, P. ; Chang, W. ; Nold, J. ; Travers, J.C. ; Nazarkin, A. ; Joly, N.Y. ; Russell, P. St J
Author_Institution :
Max Planck Inst. for the Sci. of Light, Erlangen, Germany
Abstract :
Laser-driven ionization in Ar-filled HC-PCF is accessed through self-compression of few-microjoule pulses. Modeling confirms that the observed blue-shifted spectral bands are caused by light-plasma interactions over an extended length in the fiber.
Keywords :
argon; holey fibres; nonlinear optics; optical pulse compression; photonic crystals; spectral line shift; blue-shifted spectral bands; gas-filled HC-PCF; laser-driven ionization; light-plasma interactions; microjoule pulse compression; nonlinear optics; photonic crystal fibers; Ionization; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Plasma measurements; Plasmas;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
