Light pulse compression

Book · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5114022

Rudolph, W; Wilhelmi, B ^[1]

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1. Friedrich-Schiller-Universitaet, Jena (Germany)

Ultrashort light pulses obtained by pulse compression are widely used in the various fields of science, medicine and engineering, including spectroscopy, optoelectronics, communication techniques and material processing. This book focuses on the basic principles of light pulse compression through chirp generation and compensation inside and outside the laser cavity. Beginning with a brief introduction to ultrashort light pulses, the latest experimental and theoretical achievements are reviewed, including the various linear and nonlinear optical processes that have gained importance in compression techniques and contributed to pulse shaping in prisms, gratings, optical fibers and saturable media. The important femtosecond pulse lasers based on intracavity pulse compression and the use of chirped pulses in ultrafast measuring techniques are also discussed. Researchers, teaching scientists and professionals involved in physics, electrical, optical and laser engineering will find this volume a useful source of reference.

• OSTI ID: 5114022
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COMPRESSION
ELECTRO-OPTICAL EFFECTS
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
FIBERS
FREQUENCY MODULATION
FUNCTION GENERATORS
GRATINGS
LASERS
LIGHT SOURCES
MODULATION
OPTICAL FIBERS
PULSE CIRCUITS
PULSE GENERATORS
PULSE SHAPERS
PULSES
RADIATION SOURCES
SIGNAL CONDITIONERS