Spectrum to distance mapping via nonlinear Airy pulses

Hu, Y., Li, M., Bongiovanni, D., Clerici, M. , Yao, J., Chen, Z., Azaña, J. and Morandotti, R. (2013) Spectrum to distance mapping via nonlinear Airy pulses. Optics Letters, 38(3), pp. 380-382. (doi: 10.1364/OL.38.000380) (PMID:23381444)

Abstract

We theoretically and experimentally study the phenomena related to self-phase modulation of Airy pulses in fibers. During nonlinear evolution, most spectral components of the Airy pulses concentrate into one or two peaks for normal and anomalous dispersion, respectively. The resulting peaks self-shift along the propagation, effectively mapping the longitudinal coordinate into the frequency domain. The frequency shift can be precisely controlled by simply acting on the spectral cubic phase structure without the need to alter the fiber length.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Clerici, Professor Matteo
• Authors: Hu, Y., Li, M., Bongiovanni, D., Clerici, M., Yao, J., Chen, Z., Azaña, J., and Morandotti, R.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering
• Journal Name: Optics Letters
• Publisher: Optical Society of America
• ISSN: 0146-9592
• ISSN (Online): 1539-4794
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2013 Optical Society of America
• First Published: First published in Optics Letters 38(3):380-382
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher