Title :
Broadband characterization of the nonlinear refractive index of sapphire
Author :
Major, A. ; Yoshino, F. ; Nikolakakos, I. ; Aitchison, J.S. ; Smith, P.W.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
This paper reports on the broadband characterization of the nonlinear refractive index of sapphire which has proved to be one of the best laser crystal hosts (Ti:sapphire) for ultrashort pulse generation as well as a common reference material in various nonlinear optics experiment.
Keywords :
optical dispersion; optical materials; optical pulse generation; refractive index; sapphire; self-phase modulation; Al2O3; broadband characterization; laser crystal hosts; nonlinear optical material; nonlinear refractive index; optical dispersion; sapphire; self-phase modulation; ultrashort pulse generation; Educational institutions; Electrons; Laser mode locking; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optimized production technology; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251839
