Self-similarity and scaling phenomena in nonlinear ultrafast optics

J.M Dudley , Christophe Finot (1) , D.J Richardson , Guy Millot (1)

1 ICB - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne

We experimentally demonstrate the possibility to generate parabolic pulses via a single dispersion decreasing optical fiber with normal dispersion. We numerically and experimentally investigate the influence of the dispersion profile, and we show that a hybrid configuration combining dispersion decrease and gain has several benefits on the parabolic generated pulses.

Domaines: Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]; Physique [physics]

J.M Dudley, Christophe Finot, D.J Richardson, Guy Millot. Self-similarity and scaling phenomena in nonlinear ultrafast optics. Nature Physics, 2007, 15 (24), pp.15824-15835. ⟨10.1038/nphys705⟩. ⟨hal-00406178⟩