Title :
Fundamental limits to few-cycle pulse generation from compression of broadband supercontinua generated in photonic crystal fiber
Author :
Dudley, John M. ; Coen, Stephane
Author_Institution :
Laboratoire d´´Optique P. M. Duffieux, Univ. de Franche-Comte, Besancon, France
Abstract :
The compression properties of octave-spanning supercontinuum spectra generated in photonic crystal fibers are studied using stochastic nonlinear Schrodinger equation simulations. The conditions under which sub-5 fs pulses can be obtained after compression are identified.
Keywords :
Schrodinger equation; optical fibres; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; photonic crystals; stochastic processes; supercontinuum generation; 5 fs; broadband supercontinua generation; octave-spanning supercontinuum spectra compression; photonic crystal fiber; pulse generation; stochastic nonlinear Schrodinger equation simulations;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
