Optical pulse reshaping based on the nonlinear birefringence of single-mode optical fibers

Nikolaus, B.; Grischkowsky, D.; Balant, A. C.

doi:10.1364/ol.8.000189

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“…Due to the limitations of mode-locked lasers operating at 1064 nm, early high power/energy CPA lasers [50][51][52][53] all relied on the use of self-phase modulation to generate enough bandwidth to support sub-few-picosecond pulses [54] . These systems generated large amounts of high order spectral phase and spectral modulations during the nonlinear process, making optimal compression hard to realize, and, moreover, these systems had poor stability due to the nonlinear process.…”

Section: The Road To Petawatt Class Lasersmentioning

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Petawatt class lasers worldwide

Danson

Hillier

Hopps

et al. 2015

High Pow Laser Sci Eng

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The use of ultra-high intensity laser beams to achieve extreme material states in the laboratory has become almost routine with the development of the petawatt laser. Petawatt class lasers have been constructed for specific research activities, including particle acceleration, inertial confinement fusion and radiation therapy, and for secondary source generation (x-rays, electrons, protons, neutrons and ions). They are also now routinely coupled, and synchronized, to other large scale facilities including megajoule scale lasers, ion and electron accelerators, x-ray sources and z-pinches. The authors of this paper have tried to compile a comprehensive overview of the current status of petawatt class lasers worldwide. The definition of 'petawatt class' in this context is a laser that delivers >200 TW.

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confidence: 99%

Petawatt class lasers worldwide

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Hopps

et al. 2015

High Pow Laser Sci Eng

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“…In this paper we demonstrate a theoretical model and experimental results of the intensitydependent transmission process based on Nonlinear Polarization Evolution (NPE) [1] in Polarization Maintaining (PM) fiber structures. The process of the polarization state selfchange due to the nonlinear effects was used for a number of purposes such as optical pulse reshaping experiments [2], optical discriminators [3,4], logic gates [5] as well as for demultiplexing of optical pulses [6]. In fiber lasers the mode-locking based on NPE process is an alternative to material Saturable Absorbers (SA).…”

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Nonlinear polarization evolution of ultrashort pulses in polarization maintaining fibers

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We examine properties of an ultrashort laser pulse propagating through an artificial Saturable Absorber based on Nonlinear Polarization Evolution device which has been realized with Polarization Maintaining fibers only (PM NPE). We study and compare in-line and Faraday Mirror geometries showing that the latter is immune to errors in the PM NPE construction. Experimental results for the transmission measurements of the PM NPE setup for different input linear polarization angles and various input pulse powers are presented. We show that PM NPE topology is of crucial importance for controlling the properties of the output pulse as it rules the contribution of cross-phase modulation to an overall nonlinear phase change. We also demonstrate an excellent agreement between the numerical model and experimental results.

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“…Utilizing the nonlinear polarization rotation has been intensively studied for pulse reshaping [12]- [13], light modulation [14], intensity discrimination [15]- [16], optical logic gating [12], and mode locking in fiber lasers [17]- [18]. Although the analysis during this paper is carried out for isotropic media, which we consider to have applicability advantages, the same approach is workable for birefringent crystals whereby the external field may either enhance the desired effect or act as an adaptive control.…”

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Electrically and optically controlled cross-polarized wave conversion

Čada¹,

Qasymeh²,

Pištora³

2008

Opt. Express

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Light wave propagation in third-order nonlinear media with applied external electric field is investigated. Interplay between the nonlinear electro-optic and all-optical effects is examined theoretically. Energy exchange between the orthogonal light polarizations, the cross polarization conversion, results. The assisting external field acts as either the effect-enhancing or functionalitycontrolling parameter. Various materials such as silica glass, silicon, other bulk and quantum well semiconductors, organic materials, and particle-doped nanostructures are referred to as possible candidates for device implementations. Numerical estimates of achievable parameters in a selected suitable material are discussed.

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Optical pulse reshaping based on the nonlinear birefringence of single-mode optical fibers

Cited by 97 publications

References 6 publications

Petawatt class lasers worldwide

Petawatt class lasers worldwide

Nonlinear polarization evolution of ultrashort pulses in polarization maintaining fibers

Electrically and optically controlled cross-polarized wave conversion

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