Title :
Direct evidence of the noninstantaneous response of n/sub 2/ induced by cascading phenomena during SHG of femtosecond pulses in a BBO crystal
Author :
Caumes, J.-P. ; Videau, L. ; Rouyer, CL ; Freysz, E.
Author_Institution :
Centre de Phys. Moleculaire Optique et Hertzienne, Bordeaux I Univ., Talence, France
Abstract :
A two wave mixing experiment makes it possible to evidence the non instantaneous response of n/sub 2/ induced during SHG in a BBO crystal as well as the broadening and compression of the femtosecond laser pulses.
Keywords :
barium compounds; multiwave mixing; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; BBO; BBO crystal; BaB2O4; SHG; cascading phenomena; direct evidence; femtosecond laser pulse broadening; femtosecond laser pulse compression; femtosecond pulses; noninstantaneous response; two wave mixing experiment; Autocorrelation; Delay; Frequency; Laser beam cutting; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Quantum cascade lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
