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Amplitude and Phase Measurements of Femtosecond Pulse Splitting in Nonlinear Dispersive Media

Published

Author(s)

Scott A. Diddams, H K. Eaton, A A. Zozulya, Tracy S. Clement

Abstract

The propagation of intense femtosecond pulses in a nonlinear, dispersive medium is characterized using frequency-resolved optical gating. The combined effects of diffraction, normal dispersion and cubic nonlinearity lead to pulse splitting. The role of the phase of the input pulse is studied. The results are compared with the predictions of a three-dimensional nonlinear Schrodinger equation.
Citation
Optics Letters
Volume
23
Issue
No. 5

Keywords

femtosecond pulses, nonlinear optics, pulse propagation

Citation

Diddams, S. , Eaton, H. , Zozulya, A. and Clement, T. (1998), Amplitude and Phase Measurements of Femtosecond Pulse Splitting in Nonlinear Dispersive Media, Optics Letters (Accessed April 26, 2024)
Created March 1, 1998, Updated June 2, 2021