Title :
Pulse shaping and compression in nonlinear periodic structures with unbalanced Kerr coefficients
Author :
Wong, Tim K L ; Brzozowski, L. ; Sargent, Edward A. ; Aitchison, J.Stewart
Author_Institution :
Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
We validate our model with experimental results in a periodic structure consisting of one linear and one resonant nonlinear materials. We show a maximum of 28% pulse compression in both transmitted and reflected pulses.
Keywords :
nonlinear media; optical Kerr effect; optical materials; optical pulse compression; optical pulse shaping; periodic structures; nonlinear periodic structures; pulse compression; pulse shaping; unbalanced Kerr coefficients;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
