Generation of an ultrabroadband optical pulse with a fluent frequency-dependency of the phase is important, for example, for shaping multi-wavelength optical pulses and monocyclization. When two optical pulses, one fundamental, the other generated by second harmonic generation, are co-propagated in a nonlinear waveguide, induced-phase modulation (IPM) between them, as well as self-phase modulation (SPM), can be used to broaden the spectrum of each pulse. Since the second-harmonic wave as well as the fundamental wave are generated from one common femtosecond pulse, the carrier-phase difference between their waves is constant and these can be synthesized constructively after propagation. For a case where a capillary fiber filled with noble gas is used as an almost-dispersionless, nonlinear waveguide, we analysed the optimum delay between two pulses and powers required for covering spectrum between two pulses and it was predicted that the generation of the optical pulses whose spectrum covers from near-ultraviolet to near-infrared was possible. To verify these predictions, experimental studies have been performed.


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    Title :

    High-powered ultrabroadband pulse generation from near-infrared to near-ultraviolet by induced phase modulation in a gas-filled single-mode hollow waveguide


    Contributors:
    Karasawa, N. (author) / Morita, R. (author) / Shigekawa, H. (author) / Yamashita, M. (author)


    Publication date :

    1999-01-01


    Size :

    136424 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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