Generation of monocycle-like optical pulses using induced-phase modulation between two-color femtosecond pulses with carrier phase locking

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2145-2149

  Yamashita, Mikio ^a   Sone, Hiroyasu ^b   Morita, Ryuji ^a   Shigekawa, Hidemi ^c  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Induced phase modulation; Monocyclical optical pulse; Nonlinear propagation; Optical wave synthesis; Quasi linear chirped white continuum spectrum; Spatial phase modulation; Two color carrier phase locked femtosecond pulses

Indexed keywords

LASER PULSES; LIGHT PROPAGATION; PHASE MODULATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

INDUCED PHASE MODULATION; MONOCYCLICAL OPTICAL PULSE; QUASILINEAR CHIRPED WHITE CONTINUUM SPECTRUM; SPATIAL PHASE MODULATION; TWO COLOR CARRIER PHASE LOCKED FEMTOSECOND PULSES;

LIGHT PULSE GENERATORS;

EID: 0032203463     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.726607     Document Type: Article

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