Abstract
The influence of a frequency chirp induced in an excitation laser pulse by varying the second- and third-order group-delay dispersions with liquid-crystal spatial light modulators in a Fourier pulse shaper on the supercontinuum (SC) spectra generated from microstructured fibers is experimentally studied. In close-loop control experiments, an input laser pulse is adaptively shaped by referring to the SC spectrum. Optimum input laser pulse shapes for obtaining the highest power at one or two narrow bands in the SC spectrum are successfully obtained using a self-learning adaptive pulse shaping technique.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8059-8063 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2004 Dec |
Keywords
- Fourier pulse shaping
- Microstructured fibers
- Supercontinuum generation
- Ultrashort laser pulses
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)
- Physics and Astronomy(all)