Linear and nonlinear propagation of femtosecond laser pulses in dispersive media

Czeslaw Radzewicz

doi:10.1117/12.354740

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19 July 1999 Linear and nonlinear propagation of femtosecond laser pulses in dispersive media

Czeslaw Radzewicz

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Proceedings Volume 3749, 18th Congress of the International Commission for Optics; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354740
Event: ICO XVIII 18th Congress of the International Commission for Optics, 1999, San Francisco, CA, United States

Abstract

Some aspects of the propagation of femtosecond laser pulses in transparent, dispersive, nonlinear media are reviewed. Since the details of pulse propagation depend critically on the experimental conditions we only will briefly consider a general case of a femtosecond wavepacket evolution and then apply it to specific problems. Theoretical and experimental results for wavepacket distortion by lenses and wavepacket distortion in birefringent media will be presented. Splitting of femtosecond wavepackets in dispersive Kerr media will be also discussed.

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Czeslaw Radzewicz "Linear and nonlinear propagation of femtosecond laser pulses in dispersive media", Proc. SPIE 3749, 18th Congress of the International Commission for Optics, (19 July 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354740

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