All-fiber transform-limited spectral compression by self-phase modulation of amplitude shaped pulses

Julien Fatome (1) , Bertrand Kibler (1) , Esben Ravn Andresen (2) , Hervé Rigneault (3) , Christophe Finot (1)

1 SLCO
2 FRESNEL - Institut FRESNEL
3 MOSAIC - MOSAIC

We demonstrate efficient spectral compression of picosecond pulses in an all-fiber configuration at telecommunication wavelengths. Thanks to parabolic pulse shaping, a spectral compression by a factor 12 is achieved with an enhanced Strehl ratio.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Julien Fatome, Bertrand Kibler, Esben Ravn Andresen, Hervé Rigneault, Christophe Finot. All-fiber transform-limited spectral compression by self-phase modulation of amplitude shaped pulses. Nonlinear Photonics, Jun 2012, Colorado Springs, United States. pp.NTu2D.7. ⟨hal-00686099⟩