Spectral compression of optical parabolic similaritons

C. Finot; A. Guenot; P. Dupriez

doi:10.1051/anphys:2008010

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Ann. Phys. Fr., 32 2-3 (2007) 71-74

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Issue		Ann. Phys. Fr. Volume 32, Number 2-3, 2007 COLOQ'1010th conference on lasers and quantum optics


Page(s)		71 - 74
Section		Short contributions
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/anphys:2008010
Published online		23 May 2008

Ann. Phys. Fr., Vol. 32, N°2-3 2007, pp. 71-74

Spectral compression of optical parabolic similaritons

C. Finot¹, A. Guenot¹ and P. Dupriez²

¹ Institut Carnot de Bourgogne,UMR 5209 CNRS-Université de Bourgogne, 21000 Dijon, France
² Fianium UK, 20 Compass Point, Ensign Way, Southampton, UK

Corresponding author: christophe.finot@u-bourgogne.fr

Abstract

We numerically investigate the spectral recompression experienced by a self-similar parabolic pulse with an anormal initial chirp. Spectral compression factors above 10 and high-quality output pulses can be predicted.