Title :
Efficient Temporal Shaping of Ultrashort Pulses with Birefringent Crystals
Author :
Zhou, Shian ; Ouzounov, Dimitre ; Wise, Frank ; Bazarov, Ivan ; Sinclair, Charles
Author_Institution :
Cornell Univ., Ithaca
Abstract :
A new and simple technique for temporal shaping of femtosecond and picosecond pulses with high efficiency is demonstrated. The pulse is divided into numerous pulses by a designed birefringent-crystal set. These divided pulses produce various shapes.
Keywords :
birefringence; high-speed optical techniques; light polarisation; optical pulse shaping; birefringent crystals; femtosecond pulses; picosecond pulses; pulse polarization; repetition rate; temporal shaping technique; Birefringence; Crystals; Delay; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Polarization; Pulse shaping methods; Shape; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452976
