Controlled supercontinuum generation for optimal pulse compression: A time-warp analysis of nonlinear propagation of ultra-broad-band pulses

Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics

Volumn 77, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 329-336

  Spanner, M ^a,b   Pshenichnikov, M ^c   Olvo, V ^d   Ivanov, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d Center for Advanced Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT PROPAGATION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PUMPING (LASER);

SINGLE-CYCLE PULSES;

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

EID: 0141921734     PISSN: 09462171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00340-003-1185-8     Document Type: Article

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