Title :
Analysis of Limitations in Divided-Pulse Nonlinear Compression and Amplification
Author :
Guichard, Florent ; Hanna, Marc ; Zaouter, Yoann ; Papadopoulos, Dimitrios N. ; Druon, Frederic ; Georges, Patrick
Author_Institution :
Lab. Charles Fabry de l´Inst. d´Opt., Univ. Paris Sud, Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
We analyze quantitatively physical effects that limit the coherent combining efficiency in highly nonlinear divided-pulse fiber-based setups such as parabolic amplifiers or nonlinear temporal compression experiment. The impact of differential dispersion and non-equal replicas power is assessed using numerical simulations and compared with experimental demonstrations. We also point out optimization strategies to minimize the impact of these effects on the performance of ultrafast fiber sources.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; numerical analysis; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical pulse compression; coherent combining efficiency; differential dispersion; divided-pulse nonlinear amplification; divided-pulse nonlinear compression; highly nonlinear divided-pulse fiber-based setup; nonequal replica power; nonlinear temporal compression; numerical simulations; optimization strategy; parabolic amplifiers; ultrafast fiber sources; Crystals; Fiber lasers; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion; Ultrafast optics; Coherent combining; fiber lasers; fiber nonlinear optics; ultrafast lasers;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSTQE.2014.2313920
