Title :
Near-field imaging of short pulse dynamics in nonlinear planar silica waveguides
Author :
Linzon, Y. ; Ilsar, I. ; Cheskis, D. ; Bar-Ad, S. ; Morandotti, R. ; Aitchison, J.S.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Tel Aviv Univ., Israel
Abstract :
Imaging by a simplified near-field scanning optical microscope and numerical simulations reveal the complex spatiotemporal dynamics during the propagation of 60-fs pulses in nonlinear planar silica waveguides, in the anomalous dispersion regime.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; nonlinear optics; numerical analysis; optical microscopes; optical planar waveguides; silicon compounds; spatiotemporal phenomena; 60 fs; SiO2; anomalous dispersion regime; near-field imaging; near-field scanning optical microscope; nonlinear planar silica waveguides; numerical simulations; short pulse dynamics; spatiotemporal dynamics; Nonlinear optics; Numerical simulation; Optical imaging; Optical microscopy; Optical planar waveguides; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Silicon compounds; Spatiotemporal phenomena;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548696
