Title :
Harmonic extension dynamics of supercontinuum generation in highly nonlinear silica nanowires
Author :
Genty, G. ; Kibler, B. ; Kinsler, P. ; Dudley, J.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere
Abstract :
We numerically investigate non phasematched third harmonic generation by ultrashort pulses in silica nanowires. We study in particular the interplay between the pump and harmonic which leads to carrier envelope phase dependence of the spectrum.
Keywords :
nanowires; optical harmonic generation; silicon compounds; supercontinuum generation; SiO2; harmonic extension dynamics; nonlinear silica nanowires; supercontinuum generation; third harmonic generation; Dispersion; Frequency; Nanowires; Optical harmonic generation; Physics; Pulse modulation; Silicon compounds; Solitons; Spectrogram; Supercontinuum generation;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610497