Carrier wave shocking of femtosecond optical pulses

被引:44
作者
Flesch, RG
Pushkarev, A
Moloney, JV
机构
[1] Arizona Center for Mathematical Sciences, Department of Mathematics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.2488
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Numerical integration of Maxwell's equations for propagation of a femtosecond pulse in a medium with linear Lorentz response and a Kerr nonlinearity shows shock formation on the underlying carrier wave prior to the envelope shock. The carrier shock is characterized by the appearance of a strong third harmonic pulse, whereas the envelope shock appears later as spectral broadening and modulation of the fundamental and higher harmonic spectral features.
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页码:2488 / 2491
页数:4
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