Control of self-phase modulation and plasma-induced blueshifting of high-energy, ultrashort laser pulses in an argon-filled hollow fiber using conjugate pressure-gradient method

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1757-1762

  Nurhuda, Muhammad ^a,b   Suda, Akira ^a,b   Midorikawa, Katsumi ^b   Budiono, Heru ^a  

^a BRAWIJAYA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^b INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PRESSURE; SELF PHASE MODULATION;

ARGON FILLED HOLLOW FIBER; PRESSURE GRADIENT METHOD;

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

EID: 24144479519     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.22.001757     Document Type: Article

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