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
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