Octave-spanning spectra and pulse synthesis by nondegenerate cascaded four-wave mixing

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2009

Authors

Joao L Silva (Author) Other; Rosa Weigand (Author) Other; Helder M Crespo (Author) FCUP

Journal

Title: Optics Letters

Vol. 34

Pages: 2489-2491

ISSN: 0146-9592

Publisher: Optical Society of America

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Scientific classification

FOS: Natural sciences > Physical sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-003-GRV

DOI: 10.1364/ol.34.002489

Abstract (EN): We present a theoretical model and 2D numerical simulation of cascaded four-wave mixing of femtosecond pulses in bulk chi((3)) media, evidencing the importance of 2D interaction geometries in the efficient generation of frequency-converted pulses. Octave-spanning spectra and pulse synthesis down to the sub-two-cycle regime is demonstrated without the need for complex amplitude or phase control, in agreement with experimental measurements. (C) 2009 Optical Society of America

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 3