Amplitude and phase measurements of femtosecond pulse splitting in nonlinear dispersive media
- 1 March 1998
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 23 (5) , 379-381
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.23.000379
Abstract
Frequency-resolved optical gating is used to characterize the propagation of intense femtosecond pulses in a nonlinear, dispersive medium. The combined effects of diffraction, normal dispersion, and cubic nonlinearity lead to pulse splitting. The role of the phase of the input pulse is studied. The results are compared with the predictions of a three-dimensional nonlinear Schrödinger equation.Keywords
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