Title :
Control of self-steepening in quadratic media
Author :
Moses, J.A. ; Wise, F.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
Abstract :
We demonstrate control of the sign and magnitude of self-steepening in quadratic media. Consequently, the self-steepening-like distortions due to group-velocity mismatch can be enhanced or cancelled, which allows new applications in the near-single-cycle regime.
Keywords :
Schrodinger equation; high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; group-velocity mismatch; near-single-cycle regime; nonlinear Schrodinger equation; quadratic media; self-steepening-like distortions; Frequency; Nonlinear equations; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical propagation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Pulse compression methods; Ultrafast optics; (190.5530) Pulse propagation and solitons; (320.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628414
