• DocumentCode
    2398921
  • Title

    Applications of cascade nonlinearities to femtosecond pulse generation and propagation

  • Author

    Wise, F.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Appl. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    27-28 Oct. 2003
  • Firstpage
    493
  • Abstract
    In this paper we show that noninstantaneous Kerr-like phase shifts can be impressed on the fundamental pulse in the nonstationary limit, producing red or blue self-frequency shifts, which correspond to retarded or advanced nonlinear responses.
  • Keywords
    infrared spectra; optical Kerr effect; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; red shift; blue self-frequency shift; cascade nonlinearity application; cascade quadratic processes; femtosecond pulse generation; femtosecond pulse propagation; noninstantaneous Kerr-like phase shifts; red self-frequency shift; Filtering; Frequency conversion; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical propagation; Physics; Pulse compression methods; Pulse generation; Quantum cascade lasers; Solitons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7888-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2003.1252889
  • Filename
    1252889