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This book provides information on various pulse compression techniques in the aspect of theoretical modelling as well as experiment which helps the reader to acquire a knowledge on the basic concepts of pulse compression. It fills a noticeable gap in the field and helps readers understand compression techniques and their physical mechanism through optical fiber.
Students, researchers, and scientists in photonics and nonlinear fiber optics all make up the target audience for this book.
Key Features:
- Includes the nonlinear pulse compression techniques to achieve femtosecond/attosecond pulses.
- Explores topics such as photonic crystal fiber and pulse propagation in the fiber.
- Includes numerical tools for the analysis of pulse propagation and compression.
- Discusses applications of ultrashort pulse generation techniques.
- Provides useful end-of-chapter summaries.
Chapter 1: Introduction to nonlinear pulse compression techniques in photonic crystal fiber (PCF) Describes ultrashort pulses, their applications and the need for generating ultrashort pulses. The linear and nonlinear phenomena through PCF will be discussed in detail.
Chapter 2: Numerical tools on the pulse compression analysis Discussion on the numerical techniques helps to analyse the pulse propagation and compression in the PCF
Chapter 3: Higher order soliton compression Introduction to optical soliton and higher order soliton propagation in PCF and the compression analysis in different kind of fibers and at various pumping wavelength
Chapter 4: Supercontinuum induced pulse compression Phenomenon of supercontinuum generation with the factors influence this technique for pulse compression
Chapter 5: Adiabatic compression Introduction to the compression scheme with various fiber tapering profiles
Chapter 6: Self-similar compression Introduction to the compression scheme with dispersion decreasing and nonlinearity increasing tapering profiles and the analysis of pulse quality parameters
Chapter 7: Nonlinear optical loop mirror Introduction on nonlinear optical loop mirror as a pedestal suppressor and pulse compressor with various pulse compression schemes
Chapter 8: Comparison and conclusion