Title :
Self-phase-modulation of optical beams- the formative years
Author_Institution :
Dept EECS, University of CA, Berkeley, 94720 USA
Abstract :
An overview will be presented covering early initial observations and interpretation of self-phase modulation in self-trapped filaments of light and mode-locked laser pulses, the subsequent evolution of the basic concepts, and various applications.
Keywords :
Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical modulation; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical solitons; Pulse compression methods; Pulse modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431335
