Title :
Compression of picosecond optical pulses in tapered hollow-core photonic bandgap fiber
Author :
Cook, K. ; Welch, M.G. ; Gerome, F. ; George, A.K. ; Wadsworth, W.J. ; Knight, J.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Bath Univ., Bath
Abstract :
We demonstrate nonlinear compression of 2.5 ps and 1.2 ps laser pulses at 800 nm wavelength using a 35 m tapered hollow-core photonic bandgap fiber with continuously-decreasing dispersion.
Keywords :
holey fibres; laser beams; nonlinear optics; optical fibre dispersion; optical materials; optical pulse compression; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; continuously-decreasing dispersion; distance 35 m; laser pulse compression; nonlinear compression; picosecond optical pulse compression; tapered hollow-core photonic bandgap fiber; time 1.2 ps; time 2.5 ps; wavelength 800 nm; Autocorrelation; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Photonic bandgap fibers; Polarization mode dispersion; Pulse compression methods; Pulse shaping methods; Solitons; Ultrafast optics; (060.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (190.5530) Pulse propagation and temporal solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
