Title :
Laser pulse reshaping by means of nonlinear effects in a low birefringence optical fiber
Author :
Doutre, F. ; Couderc, V. ; Pagnoux, D.
Author_Institution :
Fac. des Sci. et Tech., Univ. de Limoges, Limoges, France
Abstract :
We take advantage of nonlinear effects in a low birefringence fiber to reshape subnanosecond laser pulses. Both polarization and spectral modulation allow pulse shortening by a factor higher than 10 in the normal dispersion regime.
Keywords :
birefringence; high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; optical pulse shaping; birefringence; laser pulse reshaping; nonlinear effects; normal dispersion regime; optical fiber; optical polarization; pulse shortening; spectral modulation; subnanosecond laser pulses; Birefringence; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Filtering; Laser modes; Laser theory; Microchip lasers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical pulses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5196571
