Optical Pulse Squaring Effects in a Dispersive Delay Line.

Abstract

Temporal squaring effects are produced using a pair of diffraction gratings on 30 psecduration 1.06 micrometer pulses that were negatively self phase modulated in cesium vapor. The results are in good agreement with the theory, which is discussed in detail. Further enhancement of the squaring by a saturable absorber is also discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA040982

Entities

People

  • J. Reintjes
  • R. C. Eckardt
  • R. H. Lehmberg

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Carrier Frequencies
  • Delay Lines
  • Diffraction
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Gratings (Spectra)
  • Insertion Loss
  • Intensity
  • Lasers
  • Military Research
  • Modulation
  • Nonlinear Optics
  • Phase Modulation
  • Refractive Index
  • Streak Cameras
  • Time Dependence

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.