Title :
Generation of Supercontinuum in a Waveguide with Slow Nonlinearity Related to Shock Formation
Author :
Husakou, A. ; Babushkin, I. ; Herrmann, J.
Author_Institution :
Max Born Inst. for Nonlinear Opt. & Short Pulse Spectrosc., Berlin
Abstract :
We predict the generation of octave-broad supercontinua in a waveguide with slow nonlinearity such as a photorefractive waveguide. In contrast to the case of instantaneous non- linearity, the spectral broadening mechanism is related to shock formation.
Keywords :
optical waveguides; photorefractive materials; spectral line broadening; supercontinuum generation; octave-broad supercontinua generation; photorefractive waveguide; shock formation; slow nonlinearity; spectral broadening; Electric shock; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Photorefractive materials; Photovoltaic systems; Planar waveguides; Supercontinuum generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452758
